The NBA ratcheted up the drama for Game 7 of tonight’s Rockets-Thunder series by assigning official Scott Foster as the game’s crew chief.
James Harden and the Rockets have a long history with Foster. They’ve lost seven straight playoff games officiated by Foster, including a Game 7 loss to the Warriors in the 2018 Western Conference Finals. That offseason, the Rockets released a report pinpointing missed calls by Foster and the officials that night.
The next season, Foster drew a Rockets-Lakers regular season game in which both James Harden and Chris Paul fouled out and Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni and Paul each received technical fouls.