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  1. He began as an NBA referee during the 1995-96 NBA season, as a scab during the 1995 referees' lockout. He has refereed five NBA Finals games, as well as the 2010 FIBA World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kennedy ejected Boston Celtics' coach Doc Rivers from a game on March 17, 2009.

  2. Arizona State University. Bill Kennedy has officiated 1,420 regular-season games in 25 seasons as an NBA staff official. He has also worked 139 playoff games, including six NBA Finals games. Kennedy considers his most memorable NBA assignment to be his first NBA Finals: Game 3 of the 2010 Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles ...

  3. Oct 12, 2016 · NBA referee Bill Kennedy's long-coming out story. ESPN. 0. The Official Coming-Out Party. For two decades, NBA ref Bill Kennedy was hiding in plain sight -- watched by millions but...

  4. Dec 14, 2015 · Dec 14, 2015 at 2:25 pm ET • 3 min read. Longtime NBA referee Bill Kennedy revealed to Yahoo Sports Sunday night that he is gay, making him the second openly gay active NBA official after...

  5. Nov 23, 2022 · NBA referee Bill Kennedy, who came out as gay in 2015, spoke out in an emotional video Tuesday in response to the weekend shooting that killed five and left 17 others with gunshot wounds at a...

  6. Dec 14, 2015 · Mon, Dec 14, 2015. Bill Kennedy, one of the NBA's top referees, has revealed he is gay. "I am proud to be an NBA referee and I am proud to be a gay man," Kennedy told Yahoo Sports on Sunday...

  7. Bill Kennedy | Basketball-Reference.com. Born: November 10, 1966 in Phoenix, Arizona. High School: Saint Mary's in Phoenix, Arizona. 55. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Bill Kennedy NBA Basketball Referee Record.

  8. Apr 14, 2024 · Bill Kennedy is an out gay man officiating NBA games. He is scene here wearing the mandatory "Emirates" patch, promoting a government that criminalizes homosexuality. | Isaiah J. Downing-USA...

  9. Dec 14, 2015 · ESPN. After Rajon Rondo directed a gay slur toward referee Bill Kennedy during a Kings game on Dec. 3, Kennedy announced publicly that he's "proud to be a gay man."

  10. Dec 14, 2015 · 12-14-2015 • 2 min read. A little more than a week after being targeted with slurs by Kings guard Rajon Rondo, longtime NBA referee Bill Kennedy announced he is gay. Kennedy came out to...

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