The NBA was founded in 1946. Then the American Basketball Association was founded in 1967 and changed some rules of the game and officials were added.
added to account
The officials vary, but there are two referees and two linesman during a hockey game.
As with officials in any game their purpose it to make sure the rules of the game are understood and followed by the players.
A game official is a referee.
there are 4 different officials in badminton
Referees
Referees.
There are not 12 officials in a Badmington game there are usually 6 but when the game is half as long then they would only 3/4 officals.
At the 2010 Winter Games, there were 4 officials for a men's game (2 referees and 2 linesman) and 3 officials for a women's game (1 referee and 2 linesman).
the person who officiates the game wihich is the referee
Seven
The match officials