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NBA Referee Assignments

May 12, 2026

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Minnesota @ San Antonio John Goble (#10) Ben Taylor (#46) Karl Lane (#77) Kevin Cutler (#34)

Replay Center: Sean Wright

WNBA Referee Assignments

May 12, 2026

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

Game Crew Chief Referee Umpire Alternate
Atlanta @ Dallas Gina Cross (#38) Ryan Sassano (#3) Kelsey Reynolds (#22)
Minnesota @ Phoenix Isaac Barnett (#16) Kevin Fahy (#43) Leah Lanie (#45)
New York @ Portland Randy Richardson (#11) Amy Bonner (#31) RJ Johnson (#41)

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