Overtime!: An uninhibited account of a referee's life in the NBA

by Richie Powers

This is what it is like on the basketball floor night after night from the opening game of the season to the climactic seconds of the playoffs. This is what it is like in the locker rooms where steam is let off and naked emotions hang out, and in the hotels where players, coaches and referees all seek relaxation and recreation during the most grueling schedule in pro sports. This is what it tis like when tempers explode, hidden facets of personalities reveal themselves, and the games of basketball and life become intertwined. This is a book that names names and calls foul when it has to - as basketball's most candid and colorful referee holds nothing back in telling his story of one wild and unforgettable year in the N.B.A.

Genres: Basketball

212 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Richard F. "Richie" Powers (October 14, 1930 – July 31, 1998) was a professional basketball referee in the NBA from 1956 to 1979. He worked 25 NBA Finals games, including the triple-overtime Game 5 contest in the 1976 NBA Finals between the Suns and the Celtics, considered "The Greatest Game Ever Played" as well as three All-Star Games. Following his career in the NBA, Powers was a sportscaster for WABC-TV.

Source: Wikipedia