The list of referees in the finals is released! Two new players make their debut, and the famous whistle G2 gives SGA a single game of 15 free throws

On June 4, there are two days left before the NBA Finals start. Just today, the NBA officially announced that the list of referees in this year's Finals was released. They are Tony Brads, James Carperth, Mark Davis, Taylor Ford, Scott Forster, John Goble, David Guthrie, Ben Taylor, Josh Tiffan, James Williams, Sean Wright, and Zach Zaba.

According to reports, the list of referees in the NBA Finals has changed from 20 players in the division finals to 12 players, and the NBA official said that these 12 players are the best 12 people selected by the referees. According to the rules, after the NBA playoffs start, after each round of games, the NBA official will score the referees and streamline the list of law enforcement for the next round. There are two new players in the 12-person roster in this law enforcement final, which is Ben Taylor and Taylor Ford. The most famous one among the 12-man rosters is probably the first one. Tony Brads, whose English name is Tony Brother, can be said to be the referee we have seen since childhood. Among these 12 people, the most controversial referee should be Scott Foster. Foster is also a famous NBA whistle, and his grudges with Paul are also topics that the NBA talks about. Paul suffered 14 consecutive losses in the playoffs of Foster's law enforcement, with a total record of 3 wins and 17 losses! He was expelled by Foster in a total of 7 times in his career. In November 2023, Foster even claimed that Paul had two technical fouls in a row within 3 seconds, and Paul was expelled on the spot. Paul was furious at the press conference after the game: He was targeting me.

Foster can be regarded as Paul's nemesis, but he treats Paul's "apprentice" Alexander as a lucky star. In this year's Western Conference Final G2, the Thunder played against the Timberwolves, Foster enforced the law and sent Alexander to the free throw line 15 times, and 15 free throws in a single game set a record of Alexander's single free throw shots in his career playoffs. In addition, Foster was calling another G4 game, and Alexander scored 14 free throws, hitting a career-high 40 points in the playoffs.

Therefore, many people say that if Foster continues to enforce the law in the NBA Finals, it will definitely be a good thing for the Thunder, especially Alexander, who should still get a lot of free throws, but for the Pacers, it is a disaster. It is worth mentioning that in the G2 game of the West Finals, Thunder defensive player Dortmund accidentally injured Foster and slapped Foster's nose bleeding, but because it was a mistaken injury, Foster did not call any punishment.

At this time, the camera captured Paul, the former Thunder player who was the ESPN commentator on the sidelines. He was so happy that he applauded at the camera, which made the fans laugh. US media joked that Paul really hoped that the slap was his own, and Dortmund did this just for Paul. But it is worth mentioning that although he was beaten to a nosebleed, Foster still gave Alexander 15 free throws.