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Joey Crawford Leads Game 7 Ref Crew

The officials for tonight's Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals Game 7 have been announced: Joey Crawford, Danny Crawford and Scott Foster. Joey Crawford was the lead official in Games 1 and 5 of the Finals, and he lived up to his reputation as the NBA ref least likely to suffer a fool: his crews doled out three technicals in each...

NBA Finals Ref Report: Game 5

Objectively speaking, the referees haven't been much of a factor in this series, and that's how it's supposed to be. I'm sure some fans in Orlando will disagree -- what about Pau's goaltending? Or Kobe's elbow? Those are two isolated incidents that might have warranted a whistle, but for the most part, the Lakers have gone...

NBA Finals Ref Report: Game 1

It's a post-game tradition among NBA fans to talk about the officiating -- but why wait until the game is over? Before each game of the NBA Finals, we'll take a close look at the crew assigned to the game to see if there's any trends that bear watching. Tonight's crew: Dan Crawford (pictured, talking with Stan Van Gundy),...