Jess Kersey
Encyclopedia
Jess Kersey was a referee in the American Basketball Association
and the National Basketball Association
.
Kersey was a highly regarded referee and officiated at the 1975 ABA All-Star Game
, the NBA All-Star Games in 1983
, 1987
and 2002
, and the NBA Finals in 1983
, 1984
and 1991
.
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...
and the National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
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Kersey was a highly regarded referee and officiated at the 1975 ABA All-Star Game
1975 ABA All-Star Game
GAME 8: at HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, January 28, 1975MVP: Freddie Lewis, Spirits of St. LouisCoaches:* East: Kevin Loughery, New York Nets* West: Larry Brown, Denver Nuggets-Western Conference: -Eastern Conference: -Score by Periods:...
, the NBA All-Star Games in 1983
1983 NBA All-Star Game
The 33rd National Basketball Association All-Star Game was played on February 13, 1983 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 132–123. The Most Valuable Player was Julius Erving. Billy Cunningham coached the Eastern Conference team...
, 1987
1987 NBA All-Star Game
This was the professional basketball's 37th NBA All-Star game played on February 8, 1987. It was played at Seattle's Kingdome, and the SuperSonics player Tom Chambers was the game's MVP...
and 2002
2002 NBA All-Star Game
The 2002 NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday, February 10, 2002 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia 76ers. The game was the 51st annual All-Star game. The Western All-Stars defeated the East 135-120. Kobe Bryant of the L.A. Lakers won the MVP award....
, and the NBA Finals in 1983
1983 NBA Finals
The 1983 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1982–83 NBA season.-Overview:The final piece of the Philadelphia 76ers' championship puzzle was completed before the 1982-83 season when they acquired center Moses Malone from the Houston Rockets...
, 1984
1984 NBA Finals
The 1984 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1983-84 NBA season. In 1984, the Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in a seven-game Finals, winning Game 7 111-102. Larry Bird averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds a game during the series, earning the award of...
and 1991
1991 NBA Finals
The 1991 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1990–91 NBA season. It was also the first NBA Finals broadcast by NBC after 17 years with CBS....
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