Scott Foster is a famous veteran NBA ref who despite his seniority and experience, is heavily disliked by many NBA players and fans alike, know his salary and net worth
Many NBA stars do not acknowledge and respect the veteran referee and his officiating skills.
Who is NBA referee Scott Foster: Net worth, salary, bio, age, wife, career stats
History on my side though pic.twitter.com/w72xFVzeb1
— Scott Foster (@ScottFoster48) April 18, 2023
Scott Foster has zero business calling NBA playoff games, and it’s a blight on the league’s credibility that he’s still employed. pic.twitter.com/Nx1kyAGJPy
— Nathan Chester (@NathanChester24) April 16, 2023
Chris Paul had lost 13 straight playoffs games officiated by Scott Foster.
The streak is over.@MikeVorkunov recaps Tuesday’s NBA action: https://t.co/WnVWDk03zl pic.twitter.com/FklzptZZVU
— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) April 19, 2023
In fact, many have stated that the Scott has some sort of personal vendetta against Chris Paul, who has lost almost all of his games when officiated by Foster throughout his entire career.
Scott Foster brief bio and age
Scott Foster is an American professional basketball referee nicknamed as “The Extender”. Foster was born on 8 April 1967 in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States and he currently works for the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Scott is 56 years old at the moment and he is currently in his 29th year as a league official. He entered the NBA back in the 1994-1995 season and has since officiated over 1700 games. Scott is considered as one of the most experienced referees in the NBA.
His salary as a professional official is $550,000 with his net worth between $1-5 million. His is married and has three children but their names aren’t known.
Reason behind NBA players and fans disliking Scott Foster
Despite having an impressive resume, many NBA players and fans do not consider Scott Foster as a good referee. In fact, much to the amusement of his haters, Scott has won multiple voting polls in recent years for being the worst referee in the NBA.
He has won these polls by a landslide margin as compared to the other referees across the league. According to several players like Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, and James Harden, the reason behind all the dislike for Foster is his alleged inherent bias towards the stars in the NBA.
In fact, Pierce claimed that Foster always supports the away team in order to “stick it” to the home team. Since the NBA has a policy of protecting its employees, Scott Foster has never faced any form of scrutiny.
However, many agree that it is time for things like that to change. Following the Suns’ win over the Clippers, many fans are calling it Chris Paul’s win over Scott Foster “his greatest opponent”. Despite failing to win Game 1, Paul and his teammates are now level at 1-1 with the Clippers.