The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal reports that a veteran NBA basketball referee has sued an AP reporter for defamation based on the content of the reporter's tweet. According to the tweet, the referee told Minnesota Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis he would "get it back" after making a call the Minnesota coach disliked, implying that he would later make a false call against the other team. In the referee's complaint filed in federal district court, he denies making any such statement and claims to have honestly officiated NBA games for over 22 years.
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