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Danny Crawford Inducted Into Basketball Hall of Fame in Rare Honor for an NBA Referee

His selection places him among just six referees ever enshrined, a recognition driven by sustained excellence built on a two‑decade Finals streak.

Danny Crawford becomes rare NBA official to reach the Hall of Fame

Overview

  • The 71-year-old official joins the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 after a 32-year NBA career.
  • Crawford worked more than 2,000 regular-season games, 374 playoff contests and 30 NBA Finals games from 1985 to 2017.
  • He earned 23 consecutive NBA Finals assignments from 1995 through his retirement, including three Game 7s in 2010, 2013 and 2016.
  • He becomes one of only six NBA referees inducted, joining Earl Strom, Mendy Rudolph, Darell Garretson, Dick Bavetta and Hubert “Hugh” Evans.
  • Players voted him the league’s best referee in a 2016 LA Times survey, and he reflected on the honor by noting that attention is unusual for officials.