Old Man Dick Bavetta recently logged his 2,633rd consecutive game as an NBA official, establishing himself as essentially the Cal Ripken, Jr. of NBA officiating. And, if you think he’s going to start picking up 6-foot-11-inch, 240-pound centers up off the floor now, you’d be sorely mistaken.
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