The most notorious of NBA referees is no longer going to be calling Game 6 of the Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics series on Friday night.
Scott Foster was originally scheduled to work Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series, but the NBA shared on Friday that Foster is out due to an illness.
Foster is nicknamed the “Extender” due to the propensity of trailing teams to win playoff games he officiates. This tendency could have given the Celtics an advantage in the series, as Boston trails 3-2, but Foster is no longer available.
Many fans were left wondering how this news could affect Game 7 of the Phoenix Suns-Dallas Mavericks series. Chris Paul is winless in playoff games officiated by Foster and would loathe to see him officiate Game 7. Could Foster end up officiating that game?
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