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Washington Post
7 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Scott Foster picked to work NBA Finals for 18th time, one of 12 referees selected for the series
OKLAHOMA CITY — Scott Foster was selected to officiate the NBA Finals for the 18th time, the league said Tuesday when announcing the roster of 12 officials and two alternates that were picked to work the title series between Indiana and Oklahoma City. Foster is the most veteran of the group. Tony Brothers and Marc Davis were both picked for the 14th time, James Capers for the 13th time, Zach Zarba for the 12th time and John Goble for the ninth time in his career.
Associated Press
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Scott Foster picked to work NBA Finals for 18th time, one of 12 referees selected for the series
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Scott Foster was selected to officiate the NBA Finals for the 18th time, the league said Tuesday when announcing the roster of 12 officials and two alternates that were picked to work the title series between Indiana and Oklahoma City. Foster is the most veteran of the group. Tony Brothers and Marc Davis were both picked for the 14th time, James Capers for the 13th time, Zach Zarba for the 12th time and John Goble for the ninth time in his career. David Guthrie is now an eight-time selection for the finals, while Josh Tiven was picked for the sixth time, James Williams for a fifth time and Sean Wright for a second time. There are two first-time selections this season: Tyler Ford and Ben Taylor. They were alternates in each of the last two seasons. 'We are grateful for these 12 individuals and their dedication to serving the game at the highest levels throughout the season,' said Byron Spruell, the NBA President for League Operations. 'Being selected to work the NBA Finals is the top honor as an NBA official, and I congratulate this exceptional group on a worthy achievement.' Courtney Kirkland and Kevin Scott were picked as alternates. Foster has officiated the most NBA Finals games among this year's referees with 25, while Davis has worked 21 and Brothers has worked 17. If previous form holds, each of the 12 will work one of the first four games in the series as part of a standard three-person crew. If the series goes past Game 4, the NBA will continue assigning as needed from the same pool for the remainder of the matchup. NBA Finals officials were selected based on their overall performance throughout the first three rounds of the playoffs. Officials were evaluated by the NBA Referee Operations management team after each round to determine advancement in this year's postseason, the league said. The crews for each game are typically announced around 9 a.m. Eastern on game days. ___ AP NBA:
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Luka Doncic's Lakers teammates question fouls after ejection: ‘Seems personal'
The NBA has a referee problem in LA. Some of Luka Doncic's Lakers teammates are at odds with the officiating in Tuesday's 136-120 loss to the Thunder that saw the five-time NBA All-Star ejected after sparring with a spectator. Speaking to reporters after the game, Lakers role player Jarred Vanderbilt claimed referee J.T. Orr would 'talk to anybody but Luka' when Doncic received in the third quarter the first of his two technical fouls, according to ESPN. Advertisement When expanding on the game, which saw Doncic bounced with just minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Vanderbilt said the fouls 'seem personal.' Referee J.T. Orr ejected Luka Doncic for yelling at a fan court-side. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect With the Lakers leading, 108-107, with 7:40 remaining, Doncic received a second technical foul and was tossed after appearing to jaw with a fan seated in the front row in Oklahoma City. The ref, it seems, thought Doncic was targeting him. 'He directed profanity at a game official,' crew chief Tony Brothers said when asked about Doncic's first technical foul at the 4:02 mark of the third quarter. When asked why Doncic received a second technical foul and then ejected, Brothers said, 'He looked directly at an official and used vulgar language.' Jarred Vanderbilt reveals that things got personal between Luka Doncic and the referee J.T. Orr. X, @mcten The woes continued for the Lakers after Doncic's ejection, including Vanderbilt being called for a technical. Advertisement 'He was called for a technical foul for stepping towards and verbally taunting a player while the ball was dead,' Brothers said of the foul. The Thunder ultimately went on a 24-8 run, forcing the Lakers to pull their starters and end the contest in the least satisfying way imaginable. Luka Doncic was ejected after receiving a second technical foul. Getty Images Referee J.T. Orr in January 2025. Getty Images Much like Vanderbilt, LeBron James had something to say about the odd series of events. 'It was a weird couple of minutes after that, starting with the ejection,' James said. 'I don't know why the ref was taking it personal. He had already given Luka one [technical] and Luka knew that.' Doncic has 86 technical fouls since 2021, the most in the NBA. Advertisement He has 14 this season, despite having missed significant portions of the year due to a calf injury sustained on Christmas Day while a member of the Mavericks. The Lakers will return to action on Wednesday in Dallas, where Doncic will face his former teammates for the second time. The NBA did not respond to The Post's request for comment on the Doncic situation.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Draymond Green accuses NBA referees of ‘agenda' after Game 2 technical foul
Draymond Green accuses NBA referees of 'agenda' after Game 2 technical foul originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green feels he is being targeted by NBA officials, and he has had enough of the treatment he feels is biased. Advertisement He demonstratively expressed his feelings to reporters in the locker room Thursday night after the Warriors' 117-93 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals. 'I'm not an angry Black man,' Green said. 'I'm a very successful, educated Black man, with a great family. And I'm great at basketball. Great at what I do. The agenda to try to keep making me look like an angry Black man is crazy. I'm sick of it. It's ridiculous.' This is the outburst of a man who feels persecuted. There is an undercurrent of belief around the league that Green's history of fines and suspensions has resulted in different and less lenient rules for him than his fellow players. Some believe it – Draymond obviously does – but others do not. Advertisement This comes four days after Green made an impassioned statement rededicating his commitment to his teammates and his craft. And it followed a technical foul that he responded to with enough fury for the Warriors to send a platoon to de-escalate the situation. After officials' crew chief Tony Brothers assessed, upon review, a technical foul on Green for a flailing left arm that landed on the face of Minnesota's Naz Reid with 8:46 left in the second quarter, Green's reaction prompted Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and coach Steve Kerr to take turns interceding. Kerr ultimately opted to put Green on the bench for the next six minutes in hopes he would cool off. There were no more flare-ups for the remainder of the game, but Draymond's postgame statement is proof that he still was simmering. Advertisement This was Green's fifth technical foul in nine postseason games. A one-game suspension hits after a player reaches seven. He also has two flagrant fouls on his ledger, and four of those also warrant suspension. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast
