Richard Jefferson

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Richard Jefferson was called for 2,637 fouls in his playing career, along with 45 technicals. He fouled out of 14 games.

“It’s been amazing because I love the game of basketball,” Jefferson said. I just respect them because I know their importance to our game and to the integrity to our game.” I have such a tremendous amount of respect for the referees, how important they are to the game and I’ve always treated every single one of them as such.

On Tuesday, a brand new referee made his debut at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas in the second quarter of Knicks-Blazers, as former player and current ESPN ...

It’s one of the few where if no one notices you, you’re doing the right things, and if everyone is aware of your presence, it’s probably for the wrong reasons. I can see why this is addicting." On Tuesday, a brand new referee made his debut at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas in the second quarter of Knicks-Blazers, as former player and current ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson got his chance to try adjudicating a real live game.

Richard Jefferson has made a great transition from the court to television in the last few years. Jefferson spent 17 seasons as a player in the NBA during.

He definitely realized why being a referee is an unenviable job as it is pretty difficult to get everything right. He seemed to have a lot of fun doing it too, as he was mic'd up and we got to hear some fun soundbites. Richard Jefferson has made a great transition from the court to television in the last few years.

In addition to being a great player while at Arizona, Richard Jefferson is one of the biggest personalities to have ever come through the men's basketball ...

The 42-year-old Jefferson, who works for ESPN, was mic’d up for his 10-minute stint as an official, leading to some great exchanges. For those who care, the Blazers outscored the Knicks 28-12 during Jefferson’s time officiating. In addition to being a great player while at Arizona, Richard Jefferson is one of the biggest personalities to have ever come through the men’s basketball program.

Richard Jefferson officiated the second quarter of the New York Knicks' summer league game on Monday night and it riled up Twitter.

In all honesty, having Jefferson officiate a quarter of basketball wasn’t a bad idea, but ESPN went overboard and turned it into a joke. To top it all off, Jorge Sedano said in the third quarter that Knicks fans may not want to hear it, but that they should embrace the youth movement. He forgot to put his hand up on a 3-point attempt and the broadcast mentioned it every 10 seconds.

ESPN analyst and former hooper Richard Jefferson suited up for an NBA Summer League game in an unfamiliar uniform on Monday night.

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter)July 12, 2022 — ESPN (@espn)July 12, 2022 I can see why this is addicting." "This is fun. — ESPN (@espn)July 12, 2022 — Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24)July 11, 2022

Richard Jefferson made his debut as an NBA referee last night during the Knicks-Blazers Summer League Game.

"I do this because not many people would dare put themselves in this position. "I guess no one up top has ever heard Richard Jefferson during any Knicks discussion lol… Twitter Tweet Unavailable

Former New Jersey Net Richard Jefferson has been training and finally got to officiate his first NBA game.

He continued, “It’s been amazing because I love the game of basketball. I just respect them because I know their importance to our game and to the integrity to our game.” Jefferson refereed during the second-quarter of the New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers NBA summer league game.

NBA analyst Richard Jefferson officiated a quarter of the Knicks-Trail Blazers NBA 2K23 Summer League game in Las Vegas.

“It’s been amazing because I love the game of basketball,” Jefferson said. Jefferson went to officiating meetings to prepare for the cameo role and weighed in on the experience at halftime of the game. The more info I have, the more informed I am as a broadcaster.” I just respect them because I know their importance to our game and to the integrity to our game.” The NBA put Jefferson to work to get him ready. I have such a tremendous amount of respect for the referees, how important they are to the game and I’ve always treated every single one of them as such.