Ronnie Nunn is a former professional basketball referee

Official (basketball)

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 in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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 (NBA) for nineteen seasons and is as of 2011 the league's Director of Officials and host of Making the Call With Ronnie Nunn on NBA TV

NBA TV

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. He officiated 1,134 regular season, 73 playoff

NBA Playoffs

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, four NBA Finals

NBA Finals

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 games, and the 1996 NBA All-Star Game

1996 NBA All-Star Game

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Early life

Nunn attended Brooklyn Technical High School

Brooklyn Technical High School

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 and later George Washington University

George Washington University

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. After college, he played two seasons of professional basketball for Leon of the National Basketball Circuit in Mexico

Mexico

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. He was a member of three NBA team camps, the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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, Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets

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, and New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets

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