- NBA refs on what people might not know about being a referee https://streamable.com/4b1led 336 comments nba
- [NBA Referees] Refs for Lakers @ Nuggets tonight: #25 Tony Brothers, #16 David Guthrie, #45 Brian Forte https://twitter.com/officialnbarefs/status/1659184718430994432?s=46&t=WCK9Qjjqglqbehoc9NnkiA 68 comments nba
- [Haberstroh] The NBA assigns its best, most-experienced referees to the Lakers and Warriors. Worst-caliber refs: Magic. https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/1499746034490261507 7 comments nba
- [538] Who Refs The NBA’s Referees? https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/who-refs-the-nbas-referees/ 43 comments nba
- [NYT] Interview with NBA Ref Zach Zarba: Secrets of the Most Thankless N.B.A. Job: Referee https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/sports/basketball/nba-referees.html 5 comments nba
- Disgraced ref Tim Donaghy talks about how NBA Referees punished/targeted Allen Iverson https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/a47ppo/disgraced_ref_tim_donaghy_talks_about_how_nba/ 137 comments nba
- National Basketball Referees Association offers response to 538's article "Which NBA Team Is Wronged By The Refs The Most?" https://twitter.com/officialnbarefs/status/972141360001241095 33 comments nba
- Joey Crawford on Being a Referee - interesting from a fan's perspective any especially so for any amateur refs out there (warning: Jr. NBA link) http://jr.nba.com/video/joey-crawford-on-being-a-referee/ 3 comments nba
- Refs 'inevitably' can do more says Silver, NBA considering expansion of referee replay http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10837996/nba-consider-giving-refs-more-replay-rights 14 comments nba
- The NBA referees' union has announced the death of former ref Hue Hollins. R.I.P. http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0518/nba_g_hhollins1_400.jpg 33 comments nba
- [Hoop Collective] MacMahon: "Male referees need to have a minimum height requirement. The short fellas have quick triggers. Im looking at Goble, I think he's a sub 6 footer. Sub 6 foot men shouldnt be reffing NBA games. Short fellas have the Napoleon complex." https://share.snipd.com/snip/522a22f4-8eaf-435e-b52a-65ed4142b386 650 comments nba
- [GQ] NBA Referee Che Flores on Becoming the First Out Trans and Nonbinary Ref in American Pro Sports https://www.gq.com/story/che-flores-nba-referee 389 comments nba
- [The Undefeated] A year ago, Tony Brown was reffing his first NBA Finals. Now, he’s fighting for his life. The veteran referee opens up about the pancreatic cancer diagnosis that changed his course. https://theundefeated.com/features/a-year-ago-tony-brown-was-reffing-his-first-nba-finals-now-hes-fighting-for-his-life/ 157 comments nba
- [Spears] NBA commissioner Adam Silver says “it’s a bit embarrassing” that the league only has one woman in their referee ranks and they are currently developing female refs for the future. https://twitter.com/marcjspearsespn/status/1016858909007495168 86 comments nba
- [Spears] First time I’ve ever seen two black women referee an NBA game of any kind. Violet Palmer would be proud Danielle Scott and Angelica Suffren reffing at the California Classic Summer League Lakers versus Heat. @TheUndefeated https://twitter.com/marcjspearsespn/status/1014323799339069440 74 comments nba
- Former ref Tim Donaghy on reffing in the NBA: “I’m not saying the games are fixed, because they are not, but they definitely program and train these referees to go out on the floor, and look for certain things, to put teams at advantages or disadvantages" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/06/12/former-nba-referee-says-league-wants-officials-to-help-cavaliers-win-game-5/?utm_term=.a83e2a2e23a8 10 comments nba
- [Wojnarowski] NBA Referees and Players met to discuss the escalating tensions between refs and players. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21837148/nba-referee-association-players-union-discuss-growing-court-tensions 778 comments nba
- [Barker] 20 years after hiring first women refs in any sport, NBA hires Michelle Johnson as Senior Vice President and Head of Referee Operations. https://twitter.com/meanbarb/status/918557454811762695 14 comments nba
- [Chris Mannix] J.B. Bickerstaff — Cavs coach and unabashed Eagles fan — verbally sparring with reporters at pregame presser over the end of Eagles-Chiefs. NBA fines coaches for ripping its referees. Of NFL refs, says Bickerstaff, “I can kill them.” https://twitter.com/sichrismannix/status/1625259385495617536?s=46&t=txlK3Sv_LHwF9QCAEm1H5Q 54 comments nfl
- NBA Referee Nods Along to "Ref You Suck!" Chants During Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz Playoff Game https://streamable.com/n1puo 3 comments sports
- [Popper] Speaking with NBA referees this morning got the sad news that Hugh Evans, who was selected for the Hall of Fame and just months away from induction, has passed away. Evans got his start reffing games in the Rucker League and then went on to officiate nearly 2000 NBA games. https://twitter.com/StevePopper/status/1545418820998705155?s=20&t=s_JzZ4OmVTUwuy37BIJpyA 9 comments nba
- Awareness reduces racial bias in NBA ref calls. After being made aware of racial biases in referee calls through widespread media exposure, individual NBA refs became unbiased, suggesting that raising awareness of even subtle forms of racism can bring about meaningful change. http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2014/02/awareness-reduces-racial-bias-wolfers 22 comments nba
- [Katz] Tom Thibodeau on the 76ers including in their grievance to the NBA that the Knicks are including "private information," per @PompeyOnSixers, about referees in their media notes: "Most people would know it’s public information." Knicks have provided stats on ref tendencies. https://x.com/FredKatz/status/1783182974692790303 104 comments nba
- [Vorkunov] NBA is re-naming its In-Season Tournament the Emirates NBA Cup + adding jersey patches for UAE-based airline to its referee uniforms starting this All-Star Game. WNBA refs will have patches starting in 2025, G League refs start next season https://twitter.com/MikeVorkunov/status/1755611120961028430 173 comments nba
- [Beck] NBA referee Violet Palmer, who broke the gender barrier in 1997, has retired from on-court work. Now working as a manager in ref operations. Palmer, 52, had been battling knee issues and retired for health reasons. Palmer and Dee Kantner became first two female refs in 1997. https://twitter.com/howardbeck/status/779076181027065856 49 comments nba
