Know all about NBA referee Taylor Ford and his games stats
Tyler Ford, the play-in referee for the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game at the Crypto.com Arena, was booed by the home crowd for allegedly siding with Karl-Anthony Towns and company.
Social media users also mocked the NBA officials, accusing them of siding with the Timberwolves. Fans at the game chanted, “Refs, you suck.”
One such fan took to his Twitter and wrote, “Tyler Ford is the worst official in the NBA not named Tony Brothers, Zach Zarba and Scott Foster.. (depending on the circumstances).”
A third one penned “Witnessing another referee masterclass. Forgot what it was like having LeMickey in the playoffs.”
Referees for the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves: David Guthrie (crew chief), Tyler Ford (referee), Tre Maddox (umpire), and Michael Smith (alternate).
Who is NBA referee Taylor Ford, bio, age, education, record and career stats
Tyler Ford was the referee for Tuesday’s play-in game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Ford was born in Lima, Ohio on June 8, 1985. He has 37 years on the clock. The NBA referee wears the number 39. In Lafayette, Ohio, he graduated from Allen East High School.
Tyler Ford has officiated 400 regular-season games and 23 playoff games in seven seasons as an NBA official.
NBA Experience: 8th season
High School: Allen East (Lafayette, Ohio)
College: Ball State University ’07; M.A. ’09
Tyler Ford began his officiating career officiating Division I college games. He stayed for four seasons. He then began officiating in Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) games. Before joining the NBA, the 37-year-old officiated in the NBA G League for five seasons.
Ford worked the 2014 NBA G League All-Star Game and the 2015 NBA Finals.
Tyler Ford is a resident of Westfield, Indiana. From 2009 to 2015, he was the assistant director of intramural sports at Purdue University. He graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Sport Administration.
Earlier, in a statement, NBA President of the League Operations Byron Spruell said that “Qualifying for the postseason is the goal of NBA coaches and players, and the same is true for our NBA officials.”
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