The NBA Finals are right around the corner.
We all know that the matchup is Thunder vs. Pacers, but some might be wondering who the officials are for the series.
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Who will be officiating the 2025 NBA Finals?
@OfficialNBARefs posted on their social media on Tuesday, the 12 refs and two alternates that will be officiating throughout the series:
- Tony Brothers (14th Finals)
- David Guthrie (8th Finals)
- James Capers (13th Finals)
- Ben Taylor (1st Finals)
- Marc Davis (14th Finals)
- Josh Tiven (6th Finals)
- Tyler Ford (1st Finals)
- James Williams (5th Finals)
- Scott Foster (18th Finals)
- Sean Wright (2nd Finals)
- John Goble (9th Finals)
- Zach Zarba (12th Finals)
Alternates:
- Courtney Kirkland
- Kevin Scott
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The 12 refs set to officiate the series have 91 combined NBA Finals officiating appearances, which will be up to 103 after the series.
According to the @OfficialNBARefs account, "Foster has officiated the most NBA Finals games among this year’s Finals referees (25), followed by Davis (21) and Brothers (17)."
Fouls have been more controversial than ever from what it feels like, so it will be interesting to see if any narratives develop around refs that are becoming household names for the wrong reasons.
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