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Dick Bavetta in Current Biography

Referee Bob Delaney's book "Covert"
in stores nationwide

2007 NBRF All Star Referee Mini Clinic

What The Referees Are Wearing

Looking Back on NBRA History

James Enright
Shaping the Game From Inside and Out

NBA and NFL Join The V Foundation
to Blow the Whistle on Cancer

News Stories

(4/24/08) New York Times article on
Darell Garretson

(4/04/08) Steve Javie is Profiled
in Referee Magazine

(4/23/08) Referees mourn loss of
mentor and colleague Darell Garretson

(4/19/08) NBA season business-as-
usual says Sacramento Bee article

(4/17/08) Asbury Park Press
discusses Jack Nies 2000th game

(4/16/08) Jack Nies referees
2,000th NBA game

(4/15/08) Jersey Journal Reports
on Nies Game

(4/15/08) NJ Star-Ledger reports
on Jack Nies' 2,000th game

(4/1/08) Dick Bavetta continues to
push refereeing record

(3/19/08) Eric Lewis Hosts Daytona
Beach Breast Cancer Symposium

(3/18/08) Bennett Salvatore
Officiates Landmark Game

(3/17/08) Bennett Salvatore to
officiate 1,500th game tonight in
New Orleans

(3/16/08) Referee Bob Delaney's book
"Covert" on store shelves now

(2/22/08) Referee Magazine Profiles
NBRF Spokesman Lamell McMorris

(2/18/08) Philadelphia Daily News -
NBA Confident About Future

(1/10/08) Olandis Poole Featured
in Alumni Article

(11/27/07) Referees Join
Jimmy V Foundation

(12/19/06) NBRA Proposes
Three-Way Summit

(12/13/06) NBA Referees Team Up
With Bread For The City

(11/29/06) NBA Referees Join the
Jimmy V Foundation to Fight Cancer

(11/28/06) Continuing the Journey

(11/7/06) NBRA Regrets to Announce
the Passing of Former NBA Referee

(9/15/06) A Terrific Weekend in
Chicago

(9/8/06) Launch of the First
NBRF Conference

(8/15/06) NBRF Announces
Inaugural Conference

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About NBRA

Through the National Basketball Referees Association and its predecessor organization, the National Basketball Officials Association, the referees of the NBA seek to advance athletics, sportsmanship, basketball, and the quality of sports officiating.
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About NBRF

The National Basketball Referees Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established by the National Basketball Referees Association, which represents all NBA referees, to support and promote its members' charitable and educational goals.
Click here to learn more about the NBRF and its activities.

Upcoming Events

2007 Annual NBRF Conference
August 24-26, 2007
The National Basketball Referees Foundation, which supports and promotes the referees’ charitable and educational activities, will hold its second annual conference and awards gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, CA. More details to be followed soon.

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