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Work Life Balance as a New NBA Referee (And Technology’s Impact)
Work Life Balance as a New NBA Referee (And Technology’s Impact)
WNBA Joins National Basketball Referees Association
WNBA Joins National Basketball Referees Association
Pioneering NBA Referee Inducted Into Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame 2016 Class
On April 4, 2016, NBA referee Darell Garretson was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The National Basketball Referees Association is honored to have one of the most innovative and dedicated officials the game has ever seen recognized for his outstanding achievements. A devoted guardian of the game, […]
NBRA Comments on Aggression Towards D League Official
The NBRA released a statement concerning the floor altercation culminating in Rio Grande Valley player Montrezl Harrell forcefully shoving Referee Jason Goldenberg to the ground during a game with Bakersfield on March 26, 2016. “After carefully reviewing videotape and related evidence concerning this incident, we have reached the inescapable conclusion that Harrell committed a deliberate […]
NBA Officials Call for Examination of Violence Against Referees
NBRA Support NHL Official Checked By Defenseman January 29, 2016 – The National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) believes that the recent cross-check on National Hockey League (NHL) linesman Don Henderson by Calgary Flames defenseman Denis Wideman is indicative of a troubling trend in sports: an increase in aggressive behavior and even violence towards referees. The […]
NBRA Deplores League’s Failure to Suspend Budenholzer
November 23, 2015 – During the second quarter of Saturday’s Atlanta Hawks – Cleveland Cavaliers game, Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer was ejected from the game for making physical contact with referee Ben Taylor as seen in this video clip. In a sharp departure from past practice, the NBA fined Budenholzer instead of imposing a […]
NBRA Supports Referee’s Ejection of Head Coach Budenholzer
November 22, 2015 – During the second quarter of Saturday’s Atlanta Hawks Cleveland Cavaliers game, Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer was ejected from the game for making physical contact with referee Ben Taylor as seen in this video clip. “The NBRA has reviewed the tape relating to Referee Ben Taylor’s ejection of Coach Budenholzer during […]
Hoops For Troops 2015
On November 3, 2015, the NBA launched the fourth annual Hoops for Troops Week. Running through Veterans Day (November 11), Hoops For Troops Week honors the active and retired service men and women and their families. During this week, the NBA teams, players and family work alongside the military and its community partners in service projects […]
NBA Referees Support “Long Court” View of Officiating
October 27, 2015 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) is implementing a program to staff the state-of-the-art NBA Replay Center with active NBA referees in the 2015-16 season. Though there have been comments questioning the necessity of this move, the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) believes it is the right direction. According to NBRA General […]