Late in the first quarter of Friday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, an NBA official suffered what appeared to be a leg injury. Veteran referee Bill Kennedy, 59, who ...

Veteran official Bill Kennedy's signature style of announcing challenge results is filled with dramatic pauses and careful enunciation. Alika Jenner / Getty Images NBA officials are occasionally ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Bo Boroski could see the tiny beads of sweat bubbling up on the arms of the basketball players. It was such a minuscule, random thing to notice, but that's how zoned in he was. He could ...

After a viral exchange in the final moments of UConn's upset win over Duke with Huskies coach Dan Hurley, longtime college basketball referee Roger Ayers was not selected to be a part of the crew for ...

AT TEN. SO WITH THE BASKETBALL SEASON UPON US, WE TALK ABOUT THE PLAYERS ALL THE TIME, RIGHT? BUT NOT USUALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE WITH THE WHISTLES, UNLESS THEY MAKE A MISTAKE DURING THE GAME. AND THEN ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - The youth sports community in central Indiana is mourning the loss of a beloved referee who died during a high school basketball game. Witnesses said Jeff Tamarri collapsed on ...

CABOT, Ark — Refereeing high school basketball games can at times be a thankless task, and that means that those who do it, do it for one reason — the love of the game. For one Cabot High School ...