Foster, 58, has been an NBA referee since 1994-95 and, in turn, has become one of the sport's most recognized officials.

A jump ball scenario saw Scott Foster take a couple of hits from Julius Randle, who kicked the referee, and Lu Dort, who ...

The injury occurred when Foster presided over a jump ball between Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort and Minnesota ...

Foster was felled by a rather peculiar injury less than two minutes into Thursday's contest. While tossing a ball skyward for ...

The back of Dort's hand caught Foster's face after going up for the ball with Julius Randle, and Foster had a nose bleed with ...

Referee Scott Foster was bloodied after getting hit by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Lu Dort in Thursday's Game 2.

Veteran referee Scott Foster officiates the Western Conference battle between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota ...

NBA official Scott Foster was bloodied on Thursday night during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Thunder and Timberwolves.

Scott Foster was on the receiving end of a lot more than just criticism on Thursday night, as the referee took some major hits from Julius Randle and Lu Dort during a jump ball. In the early ...

90 seconds into the game, Foster tossed up a jump ball, and Thunder's Lu Dort attempted to win the ball but accidentally made contact with Foster's face on his follow-through. Ouch. Foster immediately ...

The hit was completely accidental and occurred as Dort went to win a jump ball against Timberwolves big man Julius Randle.