Black is black

[canuckrefguy]

Had just about the funniest thing ever in my officiating career happen the other day.

Getting ready to tip off, one team in White, the other in Black. Several players from both teams are still walking out on the court, tucking in their shirts, shaking hands, calling out checks, etc.

I step towards the circle, and notice I have a White team jumper, but no one from the Black team yet.

"Okay, where's my black guy?" I ask.

"Right here." I hear over my shoulder.

I turn around, and it's the Jamaican point guard from the Black team - the only non-white guy on the court - who honestly thought I was asking where "the black guy" was.

Everyone bursts out laughing.

Then they tried to butcher each other for 40 minutes. Oh well, the first ten seconds were fun, anyway.