Nba Officials Leader Retiring

Sat., Feb. 7, 1998

Compiled From Wire Services

Darell Garretson, the chief of the NBA’s officials, will retire from that post at the end of the season and fill a new job as director of referee training.

Garretson has headed the officiating staff the past 17 years and worked as one of the league’s top officials for a quarter-century. A new chief of officiating is expected to be named before next season, said NBA commissioner David Stern.

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