Nov. 13, 2024 14:29 PM EST

Nba Referee Scott Wall Diagnosed With Leukemia, Receiving Treatment

FILE - Referee Scott Wall prepares to put the ball in play during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) Carlos Osorio, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Referee Scott Wall prepares to put the ball in play during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA referee Scott Wall was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia earlier this year and is in treatment, the National Basketball Referees Association announced Wednesday.

All referees will be using a whistle marked with the No. 31 — Wall's referee jersey number — for the remainder of the season. The union said that tribute was happening as a sign of “solidarity with our brother.”

Wall has undergone chemotherapy treatment and had a 30-day hospital stay, the union said, adding that “doctors have successfully eliminated the leukemia cells from his body and have transitioned Scott into the next phase of treatment.”

Wall has worked 1,530 games in 30 seasons as an NBA referee. The Florida resident was selected to work the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando.

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