Hue Hollins

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Hue Spencer Hollins, Sr. (November 28, 1940 – July 4, 2013) [1] was an American

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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Personal

Early life

Hollins grew up in

Officiating career

1994 NBA Playoffs

Hollins was one of the referees assigned to officiate Game 5 of the 1994 NBA Playoffs series between the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks; the resulting incident was described as the most controversial moment of Hollins' career by Referee magazine.[2] With 2.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Knicks' Hubert Davis attempted a 2-point shot which was contested by the Bulls' Scottie Pippen.[4] Pippen was called for a personal foul by Hollins, who determined that Pippen made contact with Davis.[4] Television replays indicated that contact was made after Davis had released the ball.[4] Davis successfully made both free throw attempts to assist in the Knicks' 87–86 victory, and gave his team a three to two games advantage in the series.[4][5]

Hollins defended the call after the game saying, "I saw Scottie make contact with his shooting motion. I'm positive there was contact on the shot."

US$10,000 for comparing the loss to the gold medal game controversy at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[6]

The Knicks went on to win the Bulls-Knicks series in seven games, and proceeded all the way to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Houston Rockets, also in seven games.

References

  1. ^ Beck, Howard (2007-09-05). "Referee Answers Comments by Stern". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Eisenstock, Alan (March 2003). "A Deeper Hue". Referee. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  3. ^ "Black officials in professional sports", Ebony, vol. 37, no. 9, Johnson Publishing Company, p. 85, July 1982
  4. ^ a b c d e f Brown, Clifton (May 19, 1994). "Knicks Get a Break and Then Davis Does the Rest". The New York Times. p. C1. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  5. ^ Fels, Sam. "The Bad Call that Michael Jordan And The Last Dance Conveniently Ignored". Deadspin. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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