NBA dealing with COVID-related referee shortage less than a month from Playoffs start
24 referees have missed at least one game because of health and safety protocols this season.
Ten NBA referees, including veteran officials typically assigned to the NBA Finals, are sidelined because of issues related to COVID-19 and, in one case, an injury, a league official told ESPN.
Most of the absences have been tied to contact tracing, according to the spokesperson, who added that the league expects all 10 of the referees currently sidelined to be available for the playoffs, which start in less than a month.
Fonte: ESPN.