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NBA Promotes Five Referees To 2018-19 Officiating Staff

November 30, 2018

NBA G League referees Mousa Dagher, Ashley Moyer-Gleich, Matt Myers, Phenizee Ransom and Natalie Sago have been promoted to full-time NBA staff officials, it was announced earlier this month by Monty McCutchen, ... read more »

2018-19 NBA Referees by the Numbers

October 26, 2018

Sixty-five referees will compose the NBA officiating staff for the 2018-19 season. Below are some numbers and tidbits pertaining to this season’s NBA officials. On The Court 33 – Ken Mauer is entering his 33rd season as an NBA referee, ... read more »

NBA Announces Program To Address Relationship Between Players And Referees

February 13, 2018

The NBA announced a five-pronged initiative designed to address the on-court working relationship between NBA players and referees. ... read more »

WNBA And National Basketball Referees Association Approve Two-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement

April 21, 2017

The WNBA announced that the league has entered its first collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Referees Association ... read more »

First Female NBA Referee Retires

October 5, 2016

Palmer broke the gender barrier in 1997, along with Dee Kanter, by becoming one of the first female referees in the NBA. Palmer’s NBA career lasted for 18 years. ... read more »

New Program Certifies Women To Work As Basketball Referees And Scorekeepers

June 7, 2016

Staff at the Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Department and Recreation and Parks collaborate on six-week trainings; goal is to create jobs and increase opportunities for women to become sporting officials ... read more »

NBA Referee Co-Sponsors a Family Golf Tournament

March 30, 2016

NBA referee Derek Richardson wants children to see positive examples Black men investing in predominantly African American neighborhoods. ... read more »