Scott Foster: The NBA's Most Infamous Referee
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2023
- Scott Foster "the Extender" has made a name for himself as an NBA referee for all the wrong reasons. Today we'll be exposing the dark truth of Scott Foster in a deep dive.
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Double tech on sportssphere - not Scott foster
LOL
@@sportspherehey 👋
“His ego is what allows him to be such a great official” ???? A GOOD referee has NO EGO!!!!!
great official for the nba
I genuinely think the only reason they keep him is to make sure he doesn’t go out and do what Tim donaghy did and blow the whistle on how some of the league is corrupt
Yup, and the league has some rank system or union like thing, where it’s hard to fire refs.
100%
@@melko1408that union is some bs ngl
@@mr.misterio1927big business (sometimes) requires BIG (powerful) unions and unfortunately even though the nba is ridiculously influential and powerful, they still have to obey the law and contracts they agreed to. I think Scott is as rotten as they come but he is well-connected so it’s hard for anyone to bring him down.
I refuse to listen to your communist propaganda @@josephmother2659
At the end of the day , unions always fail and tend to achieve the exact opposite of its founding intentions
Just the Foster vs Paul thing alone is enough to see this guy done
f you are in the NBPA, don't go crying about bad calls. If you are the president for 8 years, just stfu. The refs work for the league and the league doesn't like malcontents who take their money and then complain about it. Any good player you see on the NBPA is either a stupid young guy who took bad advice (Jaylen Brown), or an older player who is washed up (CP3); they don't get calls...their teams won't win anything, get it?
I know, but Paul won't be around much longer anyway and he won't be a coach or anything for the league because of his proud participation in the NBPA. So, don't worry, you won't see him in organized basketball again unless he coaches his own high school or plays in the new And-1! league. Cheers!
@@tennised2283congrats on answering a question literally no one was asking. So emotional for the ref
@@tennised2283 imagine dckriding this ref
@@tennised2283what in the autism are you talking about
As a longtime NBA fan, I truly feel the late commissioner Stern created this unhealthy culture, and that big-time company’s man in Foster is the byproduct of it.
As a longtime referee fan, I love this
If you are in the NBPA, don't go crying about bad calls. If you are the president for 8 years, just stfu. The refs work for the league and the league doesn't like malcontents who take their money and then complain about it. Any good player you see on the NBPA is either a stupid young guy who took bad advice (Jaylen Brown), or an older player who is washed up (CP3); they don't get calls...their teams won't win anything, get it?
@@tennised2283wtf is this comment?? 😂
@tennised2283 You do a lot of yappin'
Not at all.@@tennised2283
They coming for you now SportsSphere
pray for us
Lol
Bros channel gonna be gone Tomorrow
Free speech bro chill
Why lol
As a suns fan Scott foster and Tim Donahue make my blood boil. The face that Scott Foster’s nickname is the equalizer/extender in the playoffs is a BIG ISSUE. Scott foster needs to be actually investigated.
As a Suns fan I could care less about this clown but he wasn't the reason the Suns lost
@@arizonaFIREentI just knew we lost the finals when Scott showed up. That shit sucks
Thank god the Denver Nuggets beat the Lakers and Scott Foster in the 2023 WCF Game 3 at LAL cuz if they dont win that game Denver would properly be in deep trouble trying to win GM 4
He won’t because of all the dirt he has on David stern, other refs & possibly even Adam silver.
Except that nickname has nothing based in reality
Soooo, basically if he really is 'The Extender' and he officiates crucial games, that means that the NBA is really been rigged this whole time...? :(
Probably need the Prime Golden State teams from 2015 to 2019 to overcome Scott Foster corruption🤣🤣🤣
teams need to win the closeout games by 20 otherwise refs can rig it
Honestly, you'd be crazy to think any sports aren't rigged to a certain extent.
Yes
@@frankmfeb13I feel like its less rigged than a lot of people think, the fun of sports is uncertainty, the story writes itself so why rig it. 1 bad finals match up does very little in terms of the money the league receives. The games themself aren't even what generates money, and the big teams that generate money will always be good on their own
An independent oversight committee should be formed to evaluate gambling as it relates to pointspreads parlays triple doubles in basketball and unusual, betting action in any gaming. The fact that so many numbers can be manipulated by quick whistles and throwing contestants out of games, makes it necessary to have oversight to prevent corrupt refereeing.
Or just ban any sports betting whatsoever but that will never happen 😂
No one cares if it's fair as long as they make money. They are.
I have not seen a sport where the refs try and be the center of attention more than the NBA and it’s pathetic how the NBA allows it.
What? You’ve never seen Mike Deen.
I think MLB & NFL umps/officials definitely are up there. Umpires especially.
Umps are up there and they're useless so fingers crossed they'll be gone eventually
NFL has had some real bad characters who want the game to be about them and their calls to decide games.
Mike Carey. Ed Hochuli.
How does this video have so few views? It’s like the NBA doesn’t want this seen…
Great content as always SportsSphere!!
Thanks bro!
the only aspect i question is including G Arenas' take. dude is a clown. but - yes - sportsphere is good stuff.
Yea the NBA is secretly controlling the youtube algorithm 😂
@@roboninja3194its like bro its been out 9 days and this channel has 14k subs what do you expect? 😂
I was thinking the same
The NBA has to protect those that know their secrets.
It blows my mind how players and coaches get fined for criticizing officials
The netlfix untold doc on this is great.
Idk how related this is, but the end 4th quarter in most nba games are unwatchable with the constant fouling/fts. It supposed to be the most contentious time, but the final score often does not reflect where it mightve been heading the first half of the 4th
The devils got a place in hell for scott foster
Of course he does, its where he's from
He works for vegas and so does the NBA. It's rigged.
Jesus christ, come to think of it. If detroit continue to losing streak and face the GSW on january, the betting odds will be increase ten fold . People will bet on DET . Scott foster will defenitely the referee
@@xwulfdshut up
@@gavinklein4998 Jesus christ, come to think of it. If detroit continue to losing streak and face the GSW on january, the betting odds will be increase ten fold . People will bet on DET . Scott foster will defenitely the referee.
Thank you , this the exact truth Pro Sports are dead they have been for a long while now
Of course it is, lot's of life is. Who cares? This scam is relatively harmless
When they announce Scott Foster as refereeing a game I turn it off.
Thats the *real* solution
I realized a long time ago that the NBA is just entertainment just like the WWE. It's not about the sport. I just follow the stories through Reddit and UA-cam now. I watch games only during the playoffs. It's unbearable to watch a game laden with fouls and flopping now.
I remember coming back to basketball after many years, this was when the Raptors were on the rise, first playoff game in a while. I remember setting up our big TV in the kitchen, only for a foul to be called with the first few seconds... come on.
Yea the competition part is gone. The NBA itself is clearly rigging these games. Last season was so egregious with the Lakers free throw differential. The NBA was doing everything they could to get the Lakers into the finals. It was really bad in the Lakers/Warriors series. Lakers shot twice as many free throws as the Warriors and idiot fans were saying things like "The Lakers are a team that plays in the paint" but in 3 of the 6 games the Warriors had the same amount of points in the paint that the Lakers had. And if ya actually watched the games you saw how a ton of fouls were being called on the perimeter against the Warriors.
Refs tried to do the same thing when the Lakers played the Nuggets. There were so many awful calls but Denver kept hitting shots and overcame it. Last season the Lakers shot 500+ more free throws than their opponents. And this year they're in the top 5 again in free throw differential while being the team with the least amount of fouls called on them.
@@roboninja3194yuh 👍
Starting to see this more in the NFL too, making QB’s “celebrities” with the Netflix documentary and creating false storylines that aren’t even seen on the field
Who else watched this video after the Wolves vs Cavs game where Rudy got a T?
scott foster is just tim donaghy's pt2
I genuinely stopped caring about the NBA after watching the 2016 warriors finals. If the NBA will blatantly shaft a team out of a historic season for cash, the season is by in large just a show.
I'm glad someone else said this! That 3-1 "comeback" by the Cavs was the most Hollywood script ever. Adam Silver just wanted his poster boy Le3-6 to beat that Warriors team. It was infuriating. I used to watch sports a lot but after finding out how rigged they are i lost my passion and love for these games and stopped caring about rooting for a team
Great job on this story. Hot Tip: a wager on Scott Foster rigging any specific game to the league office’s liking, would be a pretty safe bet.
Scott foster an industry plant
NBA is disgustingly corrupt. I feel like a fool for ever being a fan
It's like pro wrestling before they destroyed kayfabe.
I’m glad the UA-cam algorithm kicked in and that your channel popped up on my feed. You have great content bro and I think you are about to take off 🚀
Thanks bro!
How the hell you make 134 phone calls with just 1 of your coworkers and he's not in on w/e is going on?They think we were born yesterday or something😭 I'm white but even I know you gotta get a burner man😭
The only logical reason the NBA wouldn’t care about a ref having clear biases against certain players is if that ref is fixing games for them that would get the league more tv ratings/money
Alt title: NBA has Scott Foster problem
The NBA is scared if they do anything to him then Foster will tell everything shady that the league has done
Miami x Boston Game 7 really is funny with how the NBA summoned the avengers of the referee world. XD
It seems as though Foster was involved in the Donaghy scandal and was awarded bigger games by the league, so to not expose any corruption by them.
The fact Scott Foster is still refereeing in the league despite the hundreds of phone calls he had with Tim Donaghy during the period of time in which he was fixing games is absolutely insane. Makes you wonder whether he has some dirt on the league.
Yep, only reason he's still reffing is that they don't want him talking.
Great work, you deserve more viewers. I'm subscribing.
foster has ruined the game more than he has contributed thruout his career
I like Foster, cause him and I both hate CP3.
“The extender”
How is the guy still employed? Do they think we're stupid?
The Ringer's Bill Simmons just calls him "The Extender" 🤣🤣🤣
Pretty sure why hes not fired is referee union. Unions dont mess around
Why you say that
Unions make it harder to fire someone, they will put up a fight@@baconeggcheesepodcast9390
That’s why the NBA viewership has been in decline for years, the game has been suppressed of player emotions, yet the game is officiated with emotions. Even if it just favouritism and not completely rigged, most people notice that the league has less character then ever, just feels so artificial.
@@baconeggcheesepodcast9390 last I heard they have a union. Atleast in most I have experience with if they are vested and literally aren't proven guilty of a crime or don't disappear you can't get fired or it's a huge deal. Sounds like something the NBA would skirt around. I bet if he was found guilty 100% and had legal consequences they could have cut ties with him back then
Houston lost to dubs in g7 because they missed so many 3s. Ariza 0/9 harden 2/13 Gordon 2/12
Had a hell of a time locating this video!!
Allow me to just say that not only do players hate this menace, but fans despise him as well. In fact, I will even go as far as to say that the league either uses Foster as a tool for artificially creating league-wide parity, and/or suppressing key players and teams. As a Warriors fan from way back the 60s, I recall in the 90s first seeing him and thinking "WTF!" Why does this ref hate my team?!
And now today, having Chris Paul on our team makes us even more of a playoff target!!
Anyway, screw this dude. The Dubs will find a way to win despite the league doing nothing about this obvious menace. Or maybe he'll finally get caught in a betting scam like his other partner(s) in crime.
The nba is such trash now, trash refs and players. Only the euro players are any fun to watch
American stars are old
Why you say that
There’s a special place in hell for refs who rig and already flawed system
I'm a referee who watched the Timberwolves vs Nuggets in Minneapolis. I was stunned at Foster's reffing that game. He has more highlights on the big screen than the players did because he has so many bad calls, all against the Timberwolves which can only make one suspect that Foster getting paid on the side for his performance. I saw that he was right there with clear view of the play and missed making the call on Nuggets fouls and called fouls that weren't there on the T-Wolves, including a clearly planted Karl Anthony Towns who was called for the foul rather than drawing the charge. He needs to be investigated.
lmao i can picture the look on bill simmons face when he found out foster was reffin that game 6 vs the bucks
10 year rule fixes this problem. After 10 years of service, the door is over there thank you. This would work in politics to. After 10 you just start getting corrupted and bias. Think fans will ever stand up and say no more?
Chris Paul doesn’t need help to be a playoff choker. Probably the most overrated player ever.
Ayoooooo🤣
Creating fake drama is going to kill the business.
Why
@@baconeggcheesepodcast9390 If people think that everything is fake and rigged then the credibility of the league goes down and no one would watch it.
People want to watch the sport of Basketball not Sports Entertainment...
Look at what happened to Baseball after the 1918 Black Sox Scandal. Baseball was only saved because of Kanshaw Mountain Landis and his reputation for integrity!
@@baconeggcheesepodcast9390 When people see that the NBA is going to turn into the WWE people will get turned off by it. The MLB nearly got killed by the Black Sox scandal, if it was not for the fact that Kenishaw Mountain Landis then became the Commissioner and cleaned up the game the MLB could have gone under with fans getting pissed by the fixing and other crooked behavior by the owners, players and refs.
A ref being known by a nickname is a red flag in itself.
definitely showed why he's the worst tonight
Years ago, I used to pay League Pass every year, even when I was a student. Now I just watch some games on TV. It's just not interesting to watch now
Absolutely wild that this allowed to happen
“Foster essentially got away Scott free” ✍️🔥
Idk why everyone tries to say most sports arent rigged if we have to make videos calling out the entire league and refs in the league that league is rigged 😂 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Good stuff man 👍
lets not get started on the NBL lol
He has to have some dirt on a high up NBA executive
Pictures of them on Epstein Island.
You can show this to a die hard NBA fan and they will still think it’s all just a coincidence or that the nba isn’t rigged and it’s all legit it’s sad the Denial of the masses
He extended the 2021 finals
Know what's odd? When your team at home has 5 tic tac fouls called against you while your opponents have 0 called all within the first 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter (your teams best quarter) and they wait until 3 minutes left to suddenly call 5 on your opponent. Ever since we played the Lakers I've been tracking fouls and yeah it's a crap. League needs help.
Haven't watched the video yet but I think I know why they keep Foster around. They make him officiate important games because he is able to extremely easily sway the course of entire series', allowing the NBA to predetermine which teams make it to the finals for maximum revenue. I'm not saying the NBA is scripted, but they always want matchups that will make them money, which is why you will never see something like a Cavs Nuggets finals. You can even see this in the in season tournament, the Pacers advanced, so they had to put them against the most popular team in the league so that people would watch. They wanted the Lakers to win from the start so that Lebron can win the first ever IST and when he retires they can name the trophy after him.
The NBA likes using Foster because he already has a reputation and is able to get away with things without making the NBA look bad by having every ref be biased.
Retired players and refs have even come out and talked about it before, the most famous instance being Evan Turner and Andre Iguodala (obviously active players are not legally allowed to talk about it). If you're the Raptors or one of the less popular teams in the league and you make it to the semis against the Lakers, Warriors, Bucks, Suns, or any team that will make the NBA lots of money, "you need to win by 15 just to win by 1". They call it "fixing" games and it has been a thing for a long time, Foster just so happens to be the most convenient "fixer".
They also do the same thing when trying to push series' to game 7 as much as possible.
More games = more tickets = more money.
Popular teams = more fans = more people tuned in = more money.
It is a business at the end of the day and Scott Foster is extremely good for their business.
edit: shouldve watched the vid first lmao
Bro said suns, still a smaller market team that has never won a championship.
Great post. Which is why I’ll be placing 10K on the Knicks ML tomorrow vs the Pacers.
Knicks vs Celtics = dollars. And let’s guess who’s gonna be reffing… I have a hunch 😉
Scott Foster was assigned to the Wolves 4th game vs Pheonix, which was the closest by far in which I think Booker had 20+ free throws alone. Then vs the Nuggets he was assigned once again to game 4 with the wolves up 2-1
Guess who officiated the Lakers into the playoffs yesterday...the nba is wwe.
"It's ON to-night! Can't wait to see Scott Foster work the game!"
Said absolutely no one ever.
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I'm pretty sure rival fans would be celebrating everytime scotty refs a cp3 game
Didn’t realize a ref made a team brick every three lmao.
If you think this is sketchy look at Foster's record with Lebron. LeBron never lost playoff game with him as a ref. 81-2 as of last year, mind you lebron has 100 playoff losses. That's probably one of the most obvious rigging stat in sports history.
Where did you find this lol
@@sportsphere Google "LeBron Foster Playoff record", there were many articles about it last year but they didn't describe it as odd but as something good, which tells you all you need to know.
LeBron literally busted Foster's lip during a game and he apologized to LeBron for it.
LeBron has lost the 2015 NBA Finals GM 6 at CLE with Scott Foster as the ref. Scott Foster did everything to screw GS to force a GM 7 back at Oracle but that GS team was too good the refs couldnt beat them.🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@shyamnatarajan5149 thanks for the info he also lost game 3 in the conference Finals last year.
It was a must win for them to not fall back 0-3, but Denver was to dominant. They always put him in pivotal games. That's how the NBA riggs games.
He was also involved in the Referee betting sscandal, but got protected by the NBA. I bet he has a lot of dirt on them.
@@jonz23m The last thing that Adam Silver and LeBron would want to deal with is letting the Steph and the Golden State Warriors get their 5th title cuz if that happens, LeBron's BS narriative would all be completely exposed😂😂😂😂
Boogie Cousins’ face at 0:11 😂
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American and male. I have a story about Scott Foster, from 1995-96. It came I think three DAYS after the Magic Johnson incident. I was at a Portland at Seattle game. Detlef Schrempf wasn't getting calls on offense, and he was complaining at Scott Foster a lot. He upfaked Clifford Robinson, and drew contact, and finally got to the free-throw line. Scott Foster said to Detlef, "The reason why I didn't give you any calls earlier, is because I didn't feel like it. And, I'm not gonna give you any more calls tonight." Before shooting his free-throw, Detlef mumbled, "F--ked Magic over." Scott Foster blew his whistle, "That's it! Technical foul on Number 11!" The Key Arena went crazy. Detlef was saying, "You thought that I was talking about YOU?" Detlef complained to respected veteran referee Hugh Evans, and Hugh was trying to calm Detlef down. Schrempf kept complaining at Scott Foster. To end the 3rd quarter, Detlef shot a 3-pointer, and Dontonio Wingfield of the Blazers knocked him down at the buzzer. No foul. Detlef got so mad, he slapped the floor. He then stook up, and glared at Scott Foster for a couple of minutes!
So, the "I officiated your first game 7" thing is not abnormal, imo lol
Its like, look how long its been. I was there for your first and you have come along way
That Harden step back was definitely worth 3 FTS. Bruh
Scott Foster shoulda been out of the league ever since the Tim Donaghy Scandal of 2007. Given that 134 calls were made to Foster from 2006-2007
Classic case of “If it looks and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck”
Tim Donnelly has something to say about the Title of your Video...being a Bad Ref is nothing compared to being a Ref caught betting on games and admitting to rigging them.
When Eric Gordon got hit on the next play. That was it.
This dude specifically might be the puppeteer 😅
😂
I just subbed. Figured you would have like 1 mil subs.
guess who's officiating the finals
It's so easy to lose your job over speculation or accusations, unless you officiate professional sports.
That’s Timmy’s gambling buddy?!
Why Not to Talk To Refs 101
One thing I will add that may counter this, in one of the games in the suns vs bucks finals. Booker should have been fowled out a few times and it was obvious
I don’t remember if he was the ref or not though
Privilege and corruption
Scott Foster is a disgrace - I wonder if the fans are gonna start booing him and his shady behavior. he's not terrible at his job... he just has money on the game ALLEGEDLY
The NBA will never be taken seriously as long as Scott Foster is still a ref. Especially in the playoffs.
Is he the one who said "That was a great block by LeBron?" Absolutely unprofessional
Scott foster single handedly killed a huge parlay i had when he ejected CP3 this season. I only had like 20 bucks on it but the payout was really nice, and the CP3 leg was the only one that didnt hit
Scott Foster is the real NBA commissioner. His ref job is just an undercovering
If you’re wondering why Celtics lost game 4!
The NBA is rigged
If only we can boycott nba till they make moves to correct this smh
The best officials are the ones that you dont know their names
Don’t understand how a universally disliked ref gets to continue in an association where consumer confidence is key. No one would care if refs were replaced annually if they called games reasonably fairly and without many techs. I appreciate the switch to allowing more incidental contact and less player induced calls. But this guy? I cannot stand to see his face anywhere at anytime.
Polt twist: The NBA specifically ask for Scott to officiate CP3's games because they're still trying to punish him for wanting to play with Kobe in LA.
He the angel Hernández of basketball
Why are there black vans outside your house???
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Scott Foster is the worst referee by far and it’s not even close. He’s a black eye for the league.
Teams should granted a referee pick and ban every game theyre playing, just like in some esports. 1 ban ref from each team and 1 pick for each team, then the 3rd referee will be picked by the NBA, excluding the referees each team bans.
If this happen, no more games will ever be officiated by Scott Foster.
That’s a good idea. But how will it work if there are multiple games going on and refs can’t just fly to different states right away to officiate if they are picked for them. But overall, this sounds like a step in a good direction ngl
The most infamous just because the true champions officiated in the pre social era... Should be funny to compare him to Dick Bavetta or Joey Crawford, shall we?
Just in case anyone ever wondered if sports was rigged. Here’s your answer.
These clowns will never admit that sports are rigged even if clear proof and evidence are shown to them because it will burst their fantasy
It's embarrassing for Scott. Too look so thin-skinned, bad at his job, and just plain short on national TV year after year.... poor corrupt cnt