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Natalie Sago and Jenna Schroeder will both be on the call for Hornets-Magic. For the first time ever, two women will officiate the same NBA game. NBA History Will Be Made In Tonight’s Hornets ...
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, right, argues with referee Jenna Schroeder, left, as Kyle Lowry intervenes during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Referees in the National Basketball Association (NBA) oversee 120 pre-season games, 1,260 regular season games, and four rounds of playoff matches.These officials "oversee competition in real-time between 10 exceptional athletes, making calls with 95% accuracy."
Today, there are eight full-time female refs in the NBA, one who’s non-binary, and 65 men. It is the most women the league has ever had at one time. ... Jenna Schroeder: Referees in general are ...
Jelks became the seventh woman to be a full-time NBA referee. [2] As of the 2020–21 NBA season Jelks has officiated 49 regular-season games, including 16 regular-season games as a non-staff official during the 2019–20 NBA season. She is in her second season as an NBA referee. [3]
Sago is the fifth woman to become a full-time NBA referee. On November 15, 2018, the NBA announced that Sago was promoted to become a full-time member of the league's officiating staff; she previously officiated NBA games as a non-staff referee, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] as well as three full seasons in both the NBA Gatorade League and the WNBA .
Lauren Holtkamp (born November 24, 1980) is a former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA), wearing number 7. Holtkamp became the third woman to be a full-time NBA referee. [2] Holtkamp also played college basketball at Drury University from 2000 to 2004. [3]
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is ejected from their 111-106 win against the San Antonio Spurs after confronting a referee.