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NBA referee Ben Taylor injured, replaced by alternate during Warriors-Clippers play-in game

NBA referee Ben Taylor injured, replaced by alternate during Warriors-Clippers play-in game | iNFOnews.ca
Golden State Warriors forward Gui Santos, left, shoots as LA Clippers center Brook Lopez, center, and forward John Collins defend during the first half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Referee Ben Taylor left the play-in tournament game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers with an injury on Wednesday night.

Taylor walked stiffly off the court and went up the tunnel behind one basket at Intuit Dome with 8:51 left in the third quarter. He was replaced by alternate referee Sean Corbin after a brief delay.

The NBA sends a fourth alternate referee to every postseason game for exactly such a situation.

Taylor is an 11-year NBA veteran referee, while Corbin is in his 31st season on the job.

The ninth-seeded Clippers led the 10th-seeded Warriors 61-53 at halftime of the elimination game.

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