NBA referees always have to be on top of the action, making crucial decisions on the fly. Still, they get criticized and subjected to verbal and, at times, even physical abuse from players, coaches and fans. Being an NBA referee is largely a thankless job ...

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 WE SCREAM AT THEM. THAT’S ANOTHER STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY.

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 criticized for making themselves the center of attention ...

Former Declo assistant basketball coach and current Minidoka Memorial Hospital employee Blake Hollingsworth is starting an officiating camp in Twin Falls with hopes of helping the national referee shortage,

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 see the furrowing eyebrows of the legendary coach ...

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 the court after a medical emergency Friday night.