21.   Payton and Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller believe referees should have abusive hecklers thrown out of arenas.

22.   Referees have their own unions.

23.   Referees have long memories.

24.   Referees often had to remind scorekeepers what the score was.

25.   Seconds later, referee Cortez had had enough, even if Rivera had not.

26.   The referee did not have the advantage of using instant replay, saw Boyer rise with the ball and signaled touchdown.

27.   The referees have a tendency to let things go a little more.

28.   The referee has to handle the ball after that call.

29.   The regular referees have enough trouble coping with the calls, the combatants and the coaches.

30.   The table tennis referee has broad responsibilities, including deciding the draw, time schedules, assignment of match officials and mediating competition controversies.