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PostPosted: 12/17/04 8:40 pm    ::: Kantner Returns As WNBA Supervisor of Refs Reply Reply with quote

Who is she? And why was she fired in the first place?

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dee Kantner was rehired as the WNBA's supervisor of officials Thursday, responsible for recruiting and training referees.

Kantner, who was an NBA referee for five seasons, already held the WNBA post in 1997-98.

"Dee is one of the pre-eminent officials in women's basketball, and she brings an exceptional and varied level of experience to the position,'' league president Val Ackerman said.



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PostPosted: 12/17/04 11:03 pm    ::: Re: Kantner Returns As WNBA Supervisor of Refs Reply Reply with quote

BCBG25 wrote:
Who is she? And why was she fired in the first place?


she wasn't fired in the first place. she left because she was named, along with Violet Palmer, as the first female ref in the NBA.

But she did get fired from the NBA because she was the lowest rated ref in the league. She was originally really pissed about getting fired, and made vague threats that she was going to sue the league (presumably for employment discrimination). Was probably a good thing she didn't sue, because if she had, she would have lost, and she wouldn't have gotten this job back.

for more:
http://womenshoops.blogspot.com/2004/12/dee-kantner-is-wnbas-supervisor-of.html


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