Every Ref But Joey Crawford Returning For NBA Finals Rematch

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Cleveland and Golden State are back in the NBA Finals, and so are 11 of the 12 referees who worked their title series from a year ago.

The only ref who wasn't out there in 2015 is part of the crew for Game 1.

Ed Malloy - who last did a Finals game since 2013 - will be on the court Thursday night with Ken Mauer and Marc Davis, both of whom were part of the rotation last year.

The other nine refs for this series also all officiating at least one game in last year's Cavaliers-Warriors series: Tony Brothers, Mike Callahan, James Capers, Danny Crawford, Scott Foster, Monty McCutchen, Jason Phillips, Derrick Stafford and Zach Zarba.

The ref who worked last year's Finals and isn't back this year is Joey Crawford, who retired this season after an injury.