Scott Foster (born April 8, 1967) is an American professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). He began officiating games for the NBA in the 1994–95 season and wears number 48.

3 days ago · The NBA’s most famous (or perhaps most infamous) referee is finally making his long-awaited return. On Wednesday, the league announced that Scott Foster would be working Game 2 that night of the ...

Scott Foster has officiated 1,675 regular-season games in 29 seasons as an NBA staff official. Foster has also refereed 241 playoff games, including 24 NBA Finals games. He worked the 2010 NBA All-Star Game in Arlington, Texas, and the 2019 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte.

3 days ago · Longtime NBA official Scott Foster is returning to the floor on Wednesday night for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets.

Referee data is available for the 1988-89 through 2024-25 seasons. Some stats are relative to league average ( + ⇒ above average , − ⇒ below average ). Personal fouls include all fouls, not just fouls called by this referee.

Apr 30, 2025 · Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors argues with referee Scott Foster in the second quarter during Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston on June 8 ...

A Maryland graduate, Foster's NBA career began during the 1993-94 season. In 1996, he famously ejected Magic Johnson from a Lakers-Suns matchup after the three-time MVP bumped into him while ...

Mar 19, 2025 · Foster is best known for a long-running feud with star point guard Chris Paul, and for his close association with disgraced referee Tim Donaghy, with whom he shared more than 100 phone calls...

Mar 18, 2025 · Long time NBA referee Scott Foster leaves Knicks/Heat game due to a calf injury leaving only two referees on the floor for the fourth quarter. It turns out it's not only players who leave...

Mar 18, 2025 · Longtime NBA referee Scott Foster was the crew chief for Monday’s game between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. But Foster was curiously out of action for...