Thispreseason, the NBA is hosting NBA Europe Live presented by BBVA, during which the Boston Celtics will play Fenerbahce Ulker in Istanbul, Turkey and EA7 Emporio Armani in Milan, Italy and the Dallas Mavericks will play Alba Berlin in Berlin, Germany and FC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
Replacement refs, which have been culled from lower-tier college leagues (and maybe even the Lingerie League), went through their first series of preseason games this past weekend.