Just like everyone else who has played in the NBA, Richard Jefferson disagreed with a referee’s call from time to time during his 17-year career.
Monday night, he will see what it is like trying to enforce the league rules in a live NBA game.
Jefferson, who won an NBA championship as a player, is scheduled to officiate the second quarter of the New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers Summer League game in Las Vegas (11 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
Jefferson went to officiating meetings to prepare for the cameo role and will weigh in on the experience at halftime of the game.
Why do this?
1. Tremendous amount of knowledge about our game that I’ve learned sitting in classes with the best refs in the world
2.I do this because not many people would dare put themselves in this position. The more info I have the more informed I am as a broadcaster 🫡— Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24) July 11, 2022
The current ESPN broadcaster learned how officials get prepared for games and how to translate that information to an actual game.
“Tremendous amount of knowledge about our game that I’ve learned sitting in classes with the best refs in the world,” Jefferson said on his Twitter account. “I do this because not many people would dare put themselves in this position. The more info I have, the more informed I am as a broadcaster.”
It’s been a long 10 days! pic.twitter.com/j8wF6FJJKg
— Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24) July 11, 2022
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