Crawford Reinstated by NBA

After five months of being suspended by what commissioner David Stern called "improper conduct", NBA referee Joey Crawford is back in black(and white stripes). What he does now is anyone's guess, but you can be assured that the referee union will be watching him very closely in the wake of the Tim Donaghy scandal so as to not bring further shame to the officials of the NBA.

San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan contended that Crawford challenged him to a fight during a game against the Dallas Mavericks on April 15. Crawford ejected Duncan while the player was laughing on the bench. Stern cited a pattern of similar acts in suspending Crawford. Crawford enters his 32nd season as an NBA referee. He has officiated more than 2,000 games during the regular season and 266 in the playoffs, including 38 in the NBA finals.

However, it is clear that the amount of experience Crawford has makes no difference at this point--he may have a clean slate, but he may not have much to stand on as far as anything else--especially in light of everything else going on in the NBA.

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