born january american retired professional basketball referee national_basketball_association nba nba season season beginning nba season regular season playoff games according referee magazine highly regarded referee nba respected community game management skills notable nba career assessing technical prior nba career played graduated later played baseball later umpire class transitioning basketball personal early life born january philadelphia pennsylvania stan childhood attended later graduated philadelphia pennsylvania played baseball football basketball earning honors baseball basketball following high school continued baseball career graduated university bachelor degree business administration prospect baseball signed baltimore_orioles minor league organization released minor league system class year arm injury suffered pitcher proud owner beer distributor section philadelphia supporting city way family father sports official worked national_football_league field judge judge assigned interview referee magazine described father guy war passion probably official stan took characteristics makeup want kind official godfather american_league umpire worked world series career spanned resides pennsylvania married met employed couple married august charity wife started raise money homeless disabled abused neglected children hosts annual fundraising golf tournament support variety causes philadelphia metropolitan area day event includes dinner dance silent auction raised million inception participated summer clinic springfield pennsylvania nba officials teaching challenged boys rules basketball signal violations baseball umpire baseball playing career age began working baby products line job decided pursue occupation sports baseball umpire having prior experience attended umpire school operated major_league_baseball mlb umpire completion training selected work looking promoted denied entrance league scheduling conflicts later players strike june half years left organization disagreements executives lack promotion opportunities forced split experienced umpire crew included later worked major leagues basketball referee career serving umpire basketball games high school level pennsylvania baseball season addition invited nba camps prospective officials week return home following end career contacted father friend nba referee assisted reaching supervisor cecil possibility working games philadelphia hired fall arrived baseball mentality quick decisions court league reputation fighting players arguing coaches game albany new_york chased staircase albany coach received technical foul worked games years hired nba nba career early years arriving nba developed reputation early having quick trigger finger believed league leaders calling technical late 1980s early 1990s reflecting early years league october mad lose control minutes miss calls developed assist maturation process working debut game detroit michigan received grade points supervisor reviewing game film later hotel noted errors game result film study learned experienced officials mistakes admitting error improve referee ability long term ninety minutes conclusion game reviews game film addition film review taught lose focus players coaches upset walk away angry credited success referee saying today little success teaching court controversies public incident came nba season game capital centre april bullets forward called personal foul threw ball referee ran court impose technical foul action sequence events followed ejected protesting bullets head coach protesting dismissal bullets mascot making gestures crowd nba vice president operations ruled subject discipline extent disciplinary action disclosed reflected experience saying fatal mistake getting involved place partners time got let game nearly years later game involving radio broadcast analyst ejected calls broadcast position quarter game indianapolis indiana rice choke gesture disagreement violation non shot attempt portland cliff robinson verbal exchange rice rice removed broadcast escorted locker room area arena security nba season fined league verbal altercation head coach miami heat january game philadelphia denver point guard received technical ejected game fourth quarter quoted telling press thought got play said thought calling game personal threw fuse real short known couldn personal got league perfect game try look bad fined remarks verbal abuse game official income tax trial january acquitted tax charges result reporting income received airline tickets provided league sentenced probation period house arrest ordered pay taxes fought charges believed intentionally wrong discussing trial told referee magazine job dad taught important thing fight trial argued didn owe taxes income years money value earned frequent miles non later described trial hardest weeks life memorable games april referee final game year nba career game break end regulation congratulated jordan career told class act turned told younger players court lot worse modeling guy retirement announced retirement beginning season
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