[canuckrefguy]

A couple years ago, he was doing a national semi-final, late in the 2nd half, very close game. A fast break happens...ball carrier driving to hoop against two players, big crash, an obvious block, but the Lead and Trail have a double whistle, though a bit of a staggered one.

Lead is all over it, and he's got block all the way, comes out selling big-time. Hightower is Trail, and gallops in faster than Carl Lewis. He comes right into the middle of the key, six feet from his partner, stops, and gives the most emphatic travel signal in officiating history. The place explodes. Players and coaches are on him like white on rice. Hightower jogs back to his spot calmly, closeup shows him as cool as as a cuke. Doesn't even look like he's sweating. TV replay confirms it was a travel. Even Packer agrees.

Any guy with focus, ability, and stones like that gets to work any game he wants. Period.

EDIT: Thinking deeper, it may have been a regional final, not a nat'l semi

[Edited by canuckrefguy on Mar 13th, 2006 at 02:32 AM]