Curtis Blair Selected to Work NBA Finals for First Time

Curtis Blair spent all day Friday checking his email. The routine continued into Saturday and persisted through Sunday. He was waiting for the list of referees that were selected to work the NBA Finals to be revealed by the league.

According to the source, the waiting was brutal for Blair. The league was preparing to release the names of the officials chosen for the series.

The wait concluded with significant news for the official. Blair is set to work the NBA Finals, a first in his career.