NBA G League referees Biniam Maru, Pat O’Connell and Jenna Reneau have been named NBA staff officials for this season Official release NEW YORK – NBA G League referees Biniam Maru (Bih-nee-um Muh-roo) ...

WNBA officiating has been under ongoing scrutiny this season from coaching and player complaints. The brewing frustrations have exploded in the playoffs with nearly every coach taking time in their ...

Dee Kantner has seen and called it all. The 65-year-old has been calling women’s college basketball games since 1984. Over that time, she’s officiated 26 Final Fours and 16 national championships, as ...

The NBA is making a significant change to its officiating process in a bid to speed up replay reviews. Beginning Saturday, all NBA officials will begin wearing headsets during games. They will be able ...

Apparently, the NBA surveys its referees on an assortment of topics, and makes the responses publicly available. While these men and women typically stay in the background, we thought it would be fun ...

NBA referees will begin using headsets to communicate in real time with the NBA Replay Center and each other starting Nov. 1, the league announced. This rollout on Friday (Oct. 31) marked the first ...

The NBA is taking steps to modernize its replay review process. The league announced Friday that starting with Saturday's games all officials will use headsets to communicate with the NBA Replay ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Dee Kantner is trading in her whistle for a microphone. The 65-year-old who has been a referee in women’s college basketball since 1984 has seemingly officiated her last game. Kantner retired from her ...