Veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy has told Yahoo Sports he is gay after Sacramento Kings guard Rajon Rondo directed a gay slur at him during a game. Kennedy tells Yahoo that he is "proud to be an NBA ...

NBA referee Haywoode Workman is set to launch the inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational college basketball tournament in Orlando, Florida, from December 4th to 6th. The event will be held at the ESPN Wide ...

Eric Lewis will probably want to avoid documenting his path back to the NBA on social media. The referee, who retired in 2023 after being investigated by the league for using a burner account to ...

The NBA announced it has reinstated former veteran official Eric Lewis, who resigned in 2023 after it was discovered that he operated a social media burner account that made unauthorized comments on ...

The NBA announced that the referees made three mistakes in favor of Draymond Green in the Golden State Warriors‘ loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. The game was controversial because a ...

Bill Kennedy is one of the most popular and recognizable NBA referees today. His explanations on coach's challenges have drawn attention several times this season, with Boston Celtics head coach Joe ...

Referees will use headsets to communicate in real time with the NBA Replay Center and one another. Official release NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that NBA ...

NEW YORK — Starting Saturday, NBA referees will begin using headsets during regular-season games for the first time. The league made that announcement Friday, rolling out a two-phase plan to implement ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA will resume having referees wear headsets with earpieces and microphones Tuesday, with the test scheduled to continue through games of Feb. 12 before the league breaks for ...