Hue Spencer Hollins, Sr. (November 28, 1940 – July 4, 2013) [1] was an American professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his 27-year career in the NBA, Hollins officiated 19 NBA Finals games and five NBA All-Star Games.[1] He is notable for working the Finals every year during the 1990s and for a notorious call during a 1994 NBA Playoffs game between the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks. Hollins was probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over the 2007 NBA betting scandal involving former referee Tim Donaghy.
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Hue Spencer Hollins, Sr. (November 28, 1940 – July 4, 2013) [1] was an American professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association...
winning the first meeting. Toni Kukoč hits the game-winner at the buzzer. HueHollins' controversial foul call. Scottie Pippen's famous dunk on Patrick Ewing;...
incident was described as the most controversial moment of Hollins' career by Referee magazine. Hollins defended the call after the game saying, "I saw Scottie...
where the game was held. Date June 14, 1998 Venue Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Referees Dick Bavetta, HueHollins, Danny Crawford Attendance 19,911...
second round of the playoffs, after a controversial foul call by referee HueHollins in game 5 of that series. The Knicks eventually reached the NBA Finals...
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