NBA Referees to Bring Back Fan Interaction on Twitter During Games

Head coach Nick Nurse of the Toronto Raptors and Pascal Siakam argue with referee Scott Foster in overtime against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on Jan. 13, 2019. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)During two NBA games next week, NBA referees will answer questions about calls from fans over Twitter in real time. The interactions will continue over select games throughout the rest of the NBA regular season and playoffs.

Members of the National Basketball Referees Association first tried chatting with fans live over social media during last year’s NBA Finals Game 3. As part of a new agreement between the referees’ union and the NBA league office, live-tweeting officials will now…