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- ↑ NBRA (2008-04-16). "Veteran Referee Jack Nies Officiates 2,000th NBA Game" (PDF). NBRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
- ↑ Bruce Ely (2009-04-14). "Goodbye". Sidelines. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-06-15.