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Joe Crawford

SAN ANTONIO, TX - MAY 27: Referee Joe Crawford #17 goes for the ball as Manu Ginobili #20 of the San Antonio Spurs battles for the ball on the floor with James Harden #13 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first quarter in Game One of the Western Conference Finals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on May 27, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas.

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About Joe Crawford

Joseph "Joey" Crawford (born August 30, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 1977 and wears the uniform number 17. Crawford is considered one of the premier officials in the NBA and has developed a reputation for assessing technical fouls against players and coaches. As of the 2006-07 NBA season, Crawford has worked more playoff (266) and NBA Finals games (38) than any other active referee in the league and has appeared in the Finals every year between 1986 and 2006. In addition to playoff games, Crawford has officiated the NBA All-Star Game in 1986, 1992 and 2000, as well as the 1993 McDonald's Championship in Munich, Germany.

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