India, Oct. 24 -- An old saying sports goes that if you know the name of a referee or an official, it is likely not for good reasons. NBA official Scott Foster might be epitome of that: the refereeing veteran is almost larger than life compared to his contemporaries, but this is not because of his excellence as an officiator. Rather, it is due to the controversy he brings with himself onto the basketball court.

Foster is entering his 30th year of refereeing in the NBA, and his spell in the hot seat has brought plenty of memorable moments along with it. Amidst the breaking news of a massive prove regarding fraud and cheating taking place at the highest levels of the NBA, Foster is back in the conversation as someone who could potentially ...