Meet The NBA's Only Female Referee

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A native of Compton, Calif., much of Palmer's life as a child and young adult centered around basketball. She played from junior high through college, attending California Polytechnic State University on a full athletic scholarship. Palmer holds two NCAA Women's Championship from her time at the school.

She describes what it was like to officiate her first game in 1997. (Not going to lie here, that would scare the crap out of me, too):

"I was scared out of my wits. It was so much going on, so much excitement. But for me, as soon as I walked out on that floor and we tossed the ball, now it was time to go to work."
And as you probably guessed, Palmer faced a ton of discrimination. She's pretty much heard it all:

"Every negative thing you can think of, they've thrown it at me...'You're not going to make it.' 'Why are you here? Go back to WNBA.' 'Players and coaches are not going to accept you.' 'Your guys that you work with, they're not going to accept you.' "

http://jezebel.com/meet-the-nbas-only-female-referee-1487869980

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1. I've been to a couple of games she worked, and seen several more on TV.

She's not the best ref in the NBA, but she's damned sure in the top half. Unlike too many male refs, she checks her ego at the door, calls the game straight up, and realizes that NOBODY ever paid to come to an NBA game to watch the fucking zebras!

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