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Curtis Blair spent all day Friday checking his email. And Saturday. And Sunday. The list of referees that were selected to work the NBA Finals was about to be revealed by the league, and the waiting ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Knicks lead the Spurs 2-1 after stealing both Game 1 and Game 2 on ...

The NBA will have its most elite officials when the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs square off in the 2026 NBA Finals. The NBA announced its officiating crew for the Finals on Tuesday, and two ...

The worst injury of Wednesday’s NBA play-in tournament game between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers might have been to a ref. Veteran official Ben Taylor exited the game in the ...

That’s the discussion in NBA circles after Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was ejected in the third quarter of the Houston Rockets’ 115-96 victory in Game 4 at the Toyota Center on Sunday ...

NBA referees have a job that makes it inherently challenging to please everyone. But after the Thunder eliminated the Lakers Monday, one streamer took criticizing the refs to the next level. Wearing a ...

The NBA’s head of officiating admitted that the referees in Game 3 of the NBA Finals fell short in one odd fourth-quarter moment. The San Antonio Spurs attempted to make a substitution with just over ...

Sha’Rae Mitchell had a very unfortunate moment during Thursday’s game. The veteran NBA referee Mitchell was part of the crew working Thursday’s contest between the Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets ...

Bad referee calls have become one of the NBA’s most frustrating recurring storylines, especially during the playoffs when every possession gets dissected online within seconds. Now, the league appears ...

The New York Knicks hold a 1-0 lead over the San Antonio Spurs in the 2026 NBA Finals after stealing a win on the road in Game 1.