Steve Javie (born January 17, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1986-87 NBA season. As of the beginning of the 2006-07 NBA season, Javie has officiated 1,264 regular season, 190 playoff, and 18 NBA Finals games. He wears the number 29, which is the same number that his father, longtime National Football League (NFL) back judge Stan Javie wore. Wikipedia
Two game officials were recently sanctioned in the wake of run-ins with Miami coach Pat Riley -- one suspended and the other fined. espn.go.com/nba/columns/stein_marc/1514733.html
All but Javie pleaded guilty to the charges and most were sentenced to probation or short periods of house arrest and ordered to pay the taxes. query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E0DF1730F934A...
Wheeler wasnt around for the infamous day in 1994 when, working with Doucette, Rice got the unprecedented heave-ho from referee Steve Javie in a game at Indiana. www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=28801
Retired NFL referee Red Cashion on Stan Javie The late (NFL referee) Stan Javie understood the rules, but more important understood the meaning behind the rules. www.referee.com/more/Samples/non_subscribers1205/free_25o...
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Steve Javie. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Javie
