Saturday marked the NBRF Conference’s official start. More than 70 referees from the NBA, College and High School leagues in attendance for the day’s two sessions on play calling, led by NBA officials Joe Crawford and Bob Delaney respectively. That evening, the group was joined by U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson, ABC 7 News reporter Leah Hope, NASO Vice President Bill Topp and other leading lights of the philanthropic and officiating world for a dinner to honor refereeing and promote the charitable aims of the NBRF Foundation.