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The NBA will be without one of its longest-tenured referees for a good portion of the season. Bill Kennedy suffered a hamstring strain during Friday night’s game in Orlando, according to Chris B. Haynes of Amazon Prime. The league is hopeful …
One of the Internet’s favorite referees suffered an unfortunate mishap during Friday’s game. Veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy was part of the crew for Friday’s matchup between the Orlando Magic and the Philadelphia 76ers at Kia …
The NBA has released the names of the referees who will be working this year’s Finals, and there is at least one prominent omission. The league announced on Wednesday the 12 referees (plus six alternates) who had been assigned to the Golden …
NBA commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged recently that he chose to handle the Rajon Rondo suspension delicately in order to avoid outing referee Bill Kennedy as gay. Rondo was ejected from the Sacramento Kings’ game on Dec. 3 against the …
NBA referee Bill Kennedy revealed that he is gay in an interview Sunday night, and his decision to come out publicly has resulted in an old, unflattering rumor about Doc Rivers being brought back to light. More than five years ago, disgraced NBA …
Rajon Rondo on Monday addressed the recent incident in which he was suspended for making an offensive comment toward an official and not leaving the court in a timely fashion after being ejected. Bill Kennedy, the referee Rondo blew up on, came out …
Rajon Rondo was suspended one game for using a derogatory and offensive comment against a referee earlier this month and for failing to leave the court in a timely fashion. Now we’re learning that Rondo used a gay slur at official Bill Kennedy, …
NBA fans watching the Los Angeles Lakers-San Antonio Spurs game on Wednesday caught a glimpse of a referee admitting on TV that he was stalling for a commercial. With 5:09 left in the game and a break in the action after Mike D’Antoni called …
