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When Denver and Miami face off, referee Eric Lewis won't be part of the officiating crew as the league looks into whether he sent tweets defending himself.

When Denver and Miami face off, referee Eric Lewis won't be part of the officiating crew as the league looks into whether he sent tweets defending himself.

Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals while the league investigates whether he used a Twitter account to defend...

Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals while the league investigates whether he used a Twitter account to defend...

When Denver and Miami face off, referee Eric Lewis won't be part of the officiating crew as the league looks into whether he sent tweets defending himself.

When Denver and Miami face off, referee Eric Lewis won't be part of the officiating crew as the league looks into whether he sent tweets defending himself.

Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. But after some now-deleted tweets were revealed last week, the league opened an investigation into whether Lewis violated NBA rules by speaking about officiating in an unauthorized manner. It has not been...

The NBA’s Referee Development Program is providing the next generation of officials with the acumen and knowledge necessary to thrive at the highest level.

How NBA officials navigate a jam-packed schedule with all 30 teams in action on the same night.

The WNBA semifinals featuring the Chicago Sky against the Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces against the Seattle Storm are in full swing, and after each of the opening games was decided by less than six points, it’s entirely feasible that both series will go five games. WNBA fans couldn’t...