[Bleacher Report] 16-year NBA veteran Smush Parker is working towards a career as a NBA official

32 Comments

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   TattedUpDasher 3 years ago

   I wish more players were refs

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   This-May-Be-It 3 years ago

   Good for him. I hope he makes it all the way.

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   gigglios 3 years ago

   Ill never forget some kobe hater arguing that parker was a great 2nd option by kobe

   Edit. Found it lol

   https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/wegaxw/highlight_smush_parker_and_kobe_bryant_set/iinv233

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   Efficient_Art_1144 3 years ago

   Smush Parker played 16 years wow

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   dongerbotmd 3 years ago

   That’s pretty cool good luck to him

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   BeginningSympathy331 3 years ago

   That’s fuckin rad

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   sharklavapit 3 years ago

   I MEAN NO DISRESPECT BUT THAT SMUSH REF IS A SCRUB

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   No_Detective_1139 3 years ago

   I’m not the biggest smush Parker fan but all for players being officials

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   3nnui 3 years ago

   Oh dear god, if he works a Laker game we are gonna get wrecked.

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    I_love_boobs86 3 years ago

    16 years???

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    rbrt13 3 years ago

    This makes me 1) miss Kobe and 2) wish that Smush had gotten on this track sooner so he could’ve officiated a Kobe game.

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    feelybear 3 years ago

    16, like one-six?

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    noobnoobthedestroyer 3 years ago

    Already in my top 5 officials

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    imnotknox 3 years ago

    In what universe did smush play 16 years

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    PlagueDoc22 3 years ago

    Got a PTSD attack hearing his name.

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    DirtyPlayerSuperfan 3 years ago

    He wants to hop in on the nightly fan duel riggings

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    The_NGUYENNER 3 years ago

    uh oh. He’s tryna become the bully now

18. 

    HotdogIsaSandwitch 3 years ago

    16 years? No way. Didn’t think it was that long.

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    b1indsamurai 3 years ago

    Strange tweet—he played 5 seasons and it’s been 20 years since the start of his career.

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    lolvalue 3 years ago

    I would be VERY interested to see how an ex player would ref an nba game.

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    KingOfThePenguins 3 years ago

    Ah, the Haywoode Workman career path.

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    InterestingArm3750 3 years ago

    He’s taking time away from being Iron Man.

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    ratherred 3 years ago

    [Shaquille, we’ve finally located Smush](https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/237770501152456705?s=20&t=WjOXiZJdPOkTjfDdnmgjbQ)

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    GoldJerryGold22 3 years ago

    Best player i ever played against. 1994 summer camp

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    zdiddy987 3 years ago

    Is that a whistle on his sternum or is he just happy to see us?

26. 

    KNYLJNS 3 years ago

    Laughs in Kobe.

27. 

    Sense1ess 3 years ago

    an

28. 

    AgreeableShirt1338 3 years ago

    Never took him for a whistle tucker

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    Laythepype 3 years ago

    16 years?

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    ForneauCosmique 3 years ago

    16 years?? Seriously?? I thought it was like 8 or something

31. 

    oneapp1 3 years ago

    NT (tap tap pull) Smush Escalade story with a side of inside hoops forum

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    trilly_house 3 years ago

    16?! Lmao he played 5 seasons. BR sucks.