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NBA Referee Assignments

April 8, 2026

Referee assignments are posted at approximately 9:00am ET each game day.

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Atlanta @ Cleveland James Capers (#19) Jacyn Goble (#68) Jason Goldenberg (#35)
Minnesota @ Orlando David Guthrie (#16) Andy Nagy (#83) Jonathan Sterling (#17)
Milwaukee @ Detroit James Williams (#60) JB DeRosa (#14) Simone Jelks (#81)
Portland @ San Antonio Ben Taylor (#46) Brent Barnaky (#36) Sha'Rae Mitchell (#98)
Memphis @ Denver Kevin Scott (#24) Justin Van Duyne (#64) JT Orr (#72)
Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers Tony Brothers (#25) Marat Kogut (#32) Brandon Schwab (#86)
Dallas @ Phoenix Mitchell Ervin (#27) Pat Fraher (#26) Danielle Scott (#87)

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G League Referee Assignments

April 8, 2026

Referee assignments are posted at approximately 9:00am ET each game day.

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Stockton @ Greensboro Brent Haskill (#34) Marcy Williams (#72) Klajdi Mulla (#97) Agon Abazi (#7)

Crew Chief Position

  • Proficient in Referee and Umpire positions
  • Leader of the crew, on and off the floor
  • High-level play calling, partnering skills, and tools for handling any game situation, including interpersonal communication
  • Understands the importance of extending into their secondary area of coverage, with accuracy

Referee Position

  • Proficient in all Umpire position requirements
  • Effectively the glue for a crew through consistency, teamwork, and communication - makes partners better by carrying a larger portion of the crew’s load than an Umpire
  • Capable of handling some plays in secondary area of coverage
  • Ability to recognize and appropriately manage shifts in game conditions (intensity, emotions, decorum, style of play etc.)

Umpire Position

  • Aggressively and accurately calls plays in the primary area of responsibility
  • Responsible for basic mechanics including rotations, positioning and clock and team foul awareness
  • Strong rules knowledge coupled with contributions to in-game discussions/issues regarding adjudication