The NBA today reported the list of referees appointed to the NBA Finals 2021 presented by YouTube TV. The championship series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns warns on Tuesday, July 6 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.
“Being selected to work The Finals is the top honor for an NBA official,” said Byron Spruell, NBA President, League Operations. “This group of officials has earned the right to represent the NBA by way of their outstanding work during this year’s playoffs.”
Finals officials were chosen by the NBA Referee Operations management team dependent on their exhibition all through the initial three rounds of the 2021 end of the season games. Authorities were assessed after each round to decide headway in the current year’s postseason.
The referees assigned to The Finals are below:
| Tony Brothers (10th Finals) | David Guthrie (4th) |
| James Capers (10th) | Courtney Kirkland (1st) |
| Marc Davis (10th) | Eric Lewis (3rd) |
| Kane Fitzgerald (3rd) | Josh Tiven (2nd) |
| Scott Foster (14th) | James Williams (1st) |
| Pat Fraher (2nd) | Sean Wright (1st) |
| John Goble (5th) | Zach Zarba (8th) |
Cultivate has officiated 20 Finals games, trailed by Davis (14), Capers (12) and Brothers (11). The directing list likewise incorporates three first-time Finals referees: Courtney Kirkland, James Williams and Sean Wright. Wright was a substitute for the 2019 Finals.
NBA authorities Curtis Blair and Tom Washington have been assigned as alternates for The Finals 2021.
Long-term NBA official Tony Brown has been named as a privileged ref for The Finals. Brown, a Finals official in 2020, has not officiated during the end of the season games in the wake of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April.
Singular game assignments for referees are posted at NBA.com/official at roughly 9 a.m. ET each game day.