Referees will use headsets to communicate in real time with the NBA Replay Center and one another. Official release NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that NBA ...

NBA referees will begin using headsets to communicate in real time with the NBA Replay Center and each other starting Nov. 1, the league announced. This rollout on Friday (Oct. 31) marked the first ...

A lot of it depends on years of experience.

Late in the first quarter of Friday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, an NBA official suffered what appeared to be a leg injury. Veteran referee Bill Kennedy, 59, who ...

AT TEN. SO WITH THE BASKETBALL SEASON UPON US, WE TALK ABOUT THE PLAYERS ALL THE TIME, RIGHT? BUT NOT USUALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE WITH THE WHISTLES, UNLESS THEY MAKE A MISTAKE DURING THE GAME. AND THEN ...

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, which means there’s a lot of talk about officiating in professional basketball. How the referees call games and how differen ...

NBA referees always have to be on top of the action, making crucial decisions on the fly. Still, they get criticized and subjected to verbal and, at times, even physical abuse from players, coaches ...

After a viral exchange in the final moments of UConn's upset win over Duke with Huskies coach Dan Hurley, longtime college basketball referee Roger Ayers was not selected to be a part of the crew for ...

A high school referee says he's thankful to be alive after collapsing on a Nassau County basketball court for the second time in 10 years. Terry Twibell spoke to News 12 on the phone as he recovers in ...

The NBA employs roughly 75 full-time officials. One day, Ava Carter hopes to be the one making the call. | Wendell Maxey Ronnie Nunn sat on a white plastic folding chair at the back corner of the ...