Common use of Playoff Games Clause in Contracts

Playoff Games. (a) No Referee with less than two (2) Years of Service at the commencement of any Season shall be eligible to officiate any Playoff Games played during that Season. In the event, however, that the NBA does not have a sufficient number of Referees to staff Playoff Games adequately, Referees with less than two (2) Years of Service shall be eligible to officiate such Playoff Games. (b) The NBA may assign Referees to serve as alternate officials at Playoff Games (“Alternate Playoff Officials”). Without limiting the NBA’s exclusive right to determine the duties and responsibilities of a Referee assigned to serve as an Alternate Playoff Official at a Playoff Game, and in addition to complying with all other terms of this Agreement, a Referee assigned as an Alternate Playoff Official will be required to: (i) Attend and participate in all pre-game, halftime, and post-game activities required of Referees assigned to officiate the Game; (ii) Be dressed in the NBA-mandated game uniform for the duration of the Game; (iii) Remain stationed in the Referees’ dressing room for the duration of the Game; (iv) Watch the Game on the television monitor in the Referees’ dressing room; (v) Be prepared to work as a Referee in the Game; and (vi) Work as a Referee in the Game at the direction of the NBA. (i) The list of Referees selected for the first round of the Playoffs will be provided to the NBRA and the Referees selected for the first round one (1) week in advance of the first Game of the first round; (ii) The NBA will make reasonable efforts to provide the list of Referees selected for the second, third and fourth rounds of the Playoffs to the NBRA and the Referees selected no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the first Game of the respective round. (d) Immediately following the NBA’s notification to Referees selected to officiate a Game 5, Game 6, or Game 7 of a Playoff round, the NBA shall provide an email notification to all Referees selected to work in that Playoff round that Playoff Game assignments for Game 5, Game 6, or Game 7, as applicable, have been made.

Playoff Games. (a) No Referee with less than two (2) Years of Service at the commencement of any Season shall be eligible to officiate any Playoff Games played during that Season. In the event, however, that the NBA does not have a sufficient number of Referees to staff Playoff Games adequately, Referees with less than two (2) Years of Service shall be eligible to officiate such Playoff Games. (b) The NBA WNBA may assign Referees to serve as alternate officials at Playoff Games (“Alternate Playoff Officials”). Without limiting the NBAWNBA’s exclusive right to determine the duties and responsibilities of a Referee assigned to serve as an Alternate Playoff Official at a Playoff Game, and in addition to complying with all other terms of this Agreement, a Referee assigned as an Alternate Playoff Official will be required to: (i) Attend and participate in all pre-game, halftime, and post-game activities required of Referees assigned to officiate the Game; (ii) Be dressed in the NBAWNBA-mandated game uniform for the duration of the Game; (iii) Remain Be seated at the scorer’s table or remain stationed in the Referees’ dressing room for room, as determined in the duration sole and absolute discretion of the GameWNBA, and be available to assist the on-court crew with administration of the Game as needed; (iv) Watch the Game on the television monitor in the Referees’ dressing room; (v) Be prepared to work as a Referee in the Game; and (viv) Work as a Referee in the Game at the direction of the NBAWNBA. (i) The list of Referees selected for the first round and second rounds of the Playoffs will be provided to the NBRA and the Referees selected for the first round one (1) week in advance of by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on the first day following the final Game of the Regular Season. In the event that the WNBA Playoffs format materially changes from the four (4) round format used during the 2020 Season, the WNBA and NBRA will meet and confer over the timing of notification to the NBRA of the Referees selected to work the first round;and second rounds of the Playoffs. (ii) The NBA WNBA will make reasonable efforts to provide the list of Referees selected for the second, third and fourth rounds of the Playoffs to the NBRA and the Referees selected no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the first Game of the respective round. In the event that the WNBA Playoffs format materially changes from the four (4) round format used during the 2020 Season, the WNBA and NBRA will meet and confer over the timing of notification to the NBRA of the Referees selected to work any rounds to follow the second round of the Playoffs. (dc) Immediately following the NBAWNBA’s notification to Referees selected to officiate a Game 5, Game 6, 4 or Game 7 5 of a five (5) Game series Playoff round, the NBA WNBA shall provide an email e-mail notification to all Referees selected to work in that Playoff round that Playoff Game assignments for the Game 4 or Game 5, Game 6, or Game 7, as applicable, have been made.