Ron Garretson
| Ron Garretson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 1, 1958 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Gilbert, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Golden West Junior College |
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Ron Garretson (born July 1, 1958 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball referee for the National Basketball Association (NBA). In his 20+ NBA seasons, since 1987, he has officiated over 1,600 games, including 1,397 regular season NBA games, 157 playoff games and 11 Finals games. He also officiated the 1993 Europe Tour in London and the 1997 and 2013 NBA All-Star Games. He is the son of former NBA referee Darell Garretson, who died in April 2008 at the age of 76.
Garretson attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California, where he played basketball and football. He then earned an Associate of Arts degree from Golden West Junior College. Before joining the NBA as a referee, he spent two years officiating high school games in Arizona and two more in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
In a game during the 1995–96 season, Garretson was involved in an on-court incident with Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Van Exel. After a timeout with 3 minutes left, Garretson called a technical foul on Van Exel for arguing a call. Van Exel continued to argue and reportedly called Garretson a "little midget." Garretson then called another technical foul, which automatically ejected Van Exel. He walked toward the locker room before returning to shove Garretson into the scorer's table. He was immediately restrained by teammates as he continued to swear at the referee. The league later fined him a record-high $25,000 and suspended him for seven regular season games. Van Exel publicly apologized for his action, though he refused to apologize to Garretson.
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