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Bennie Adams

ベニー・アダムス　/　べにー・あだむす

American basketball official

April 8, 1967 (age 59)　・　New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Louisiana
basketball official

My Take

Bennie Adams is a fascinating inclusion because he is not a star but a referee, the person blowing the whistle rather than chasing glory. A New Orleans native and Southern University man, he carries the gravity of that jazz city. His defining moment came in 2011 when he hit Kobe Bryant with a technical foul, prompting an outburst that cost Bryant a 100,000 dollar fine. That episode says everything: rules are rules, no matter how big the name across from you. I deeply admire that backbone. Officials live in the shadows of the game, yet they guard its fairness, and that deserves real respect.

Overview

Bennie Adams (born April 8, 1967) is an American professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association. In a regular season game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers on April 12, 2011, Adams called a technical foul on Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. In frustration of the call, Bryant called Adams a derogatory gay term. On the following day, the NBA fined Bryant $100,000.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Bennie Adams
Name (Japanese): ベニー・アダムス
Reading: べにー・あだむす
Born: April 8, 1967 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Goat
Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball official

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Southern University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9

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