Tony Brothers, Scott Foster, All Referees Announced for Knicks vs. Spurs in 2026 NBA Finals

On the eve of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the league has announced the 12 officials that will be in charge of calling things between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.

The group of Finals referees includes Tony Brothers, Scott Foster, Marc Davis and James Capers.

In addition to the 12 game officials, the NBA announced Nick Buchert, JB DeRosa, Mitchell Ervin and Justin Van Duyne as alternates for the series.

Per the league's press release, referees are assigned to the Finals based on various "key criteria" that is assessed throughout the course of the season and after each postseason round.

The criteria includes grades and rankings, play-calling accuracy and team ratings as defined by NBA Referee Operations.

Foster is the most established veteran in the crew. This will be his 19th time working the Finals, followed by Brothers and Davis both at 15 and Capers at 14. Curtis Blair, now in his 18th season as an NBA ref, will be making his Finals debut.

The NBA will post individual game assignments for the officials at approximately 9 a.m. ET on the day of each game.

Brothers, Davis, Foster, Buchert, Zach Zarba and Tyler Ford are the only refs who have officiated at least 10 games so far this postseason. Brothers leads the way with 14.

The Knicks and Spurs will meet in the Finals for the second time. Their previous head-to-head meeting was during the 1998-99 season, with the Spurs winning in five games to capture the first title in franchise history.

New York has been arguably the best team in the entire postseason. The Knicks are riding an 11-game winning streak, with 10 of those victories coming by at least 10 points.

The Spurs advanced to the Finals by eliminating the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. They won Game 7 on the road on Saturday.

Game 1 between the Knicks and Spurs at Frost Bank Center will be played on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET.