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At 66, Bavetta to break record for most games refereed

By Chris Sheridan
ESPN Insider

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

After tonight, only a select few will be able to make the same claim as Dick Bavetta, and we mean a very select few. Guys like Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken. Actually, scratch Gehrig. The NBA's ironman referee passed him late last month. Bavetta will work his 2,135th consecutive game Wednesday night when the Knicks play the Nets at the Meadowlands, breaking Jake O'Donnell's record for most career games worked by an NBA official. The NBA counts only regular-season games, so Bavetta's total is ac ...

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