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He may not have been wearing his familiar No. 24, but Richard Jefferson was once again running up-and-down an NBA court Ray Buchanan Jersey on Monday night.The former player-turned-ESPN broadcaster switched sides, trading in his suit for the zebra stripes, and refereed the second quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers vs. New York Knicks Summer League game in Las Vegas.It was a moment that led the basketball world to do a double-take.MORE:Why did Richard Jefferson referee a Summer League game?NBA Communications announced earlier on Monday that Jefferson would referee the second quarter of Monday's Knicks-Trail Blazers Summer League game in Las Vegas."Richard Jefferson will officiate the second quarter of Monday's New York vs. Portland game after attending daily NBA Summer League Officiating Meetings in Las Vegas. A former player turned broadcaster for ESPN, Jefferson has experienced how NBA referees prepare for games and execute that knowledge on the court," NBA Communications wrote."He will then join the broadcast at halftime to discu s the experience."Jefferson went on to explain his decision to referee the game via his Twitter account. Deion Sanders Jersey Why do this?1. Tremendous amount of knowledge about our game that Ive learned sitting in cla ses with the best refs in the world2.I do this because not many people would dare put themselves in this position. The more info I have the more informed I am as a broadcaster Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff ****** NBA Getty Images How did Richard Jefferson do as a referee?Jefferson appeared to fit right in as an official.. is set to make his referee debut ESPN (@espn) So, this is how referees warm-up then, huh?*Whistle Check*Richard Jefferson as official # ****** NBA (@NBA) How did it go? Well, it had its ups and downs.Just because Jefferson is a former player - and a championship-winning one at that - it doesn't mean he is immune to being heckled from the crowd.A Las Vegas Summer League heckler welcomes Richard Jefferson to the Kaleb McGary Jersey court for his officiating debut: You suck, Richard! Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) It didn't take him too long to find out that a referee's job isn't that easy after all.Richard Jefferson just blew his first call as a ref, much to the delight of everyone in attendance Cooper Halpern (@CooperHalpern) He made it right in the end, though.. changed his first-ever call as an NBA official SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) Oops! C'mon, Richard! You have to signal the made basket! What would Richard Jefferson the analyst have said about this if he was on the call?No signal from Richard Jefferson on the made bucket Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) And of course, if you make a couple of mistakes the crows will let you know - especially if the Knicks' head coach Tom Thibodeau is in attendance.Thibs heckling Richard Jefferson CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) He's a fast learner. He knew to signal a made triple the second time around!. is getting the hang of Andre Rison Jersey things ESPN (@espn) He definitely got the hang of it by the end!"This is fun. I can see why this is addicting." was mic'd up during his NBA referee debut ESPN (@espn) R-Jeff was definitely having some fun with the crowd by the end of it.Richard Jefferson receives an ovation every time he bounces the ball to the player at the free throw line (via ****** ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) Summer League Richard Jefferson is a PROBLEM!Richard Jeffersons referee game was DIFFERENT (because he got a call overturned by another ref ****** Hector Diaz (@iamHectorDiaz) How many former NBA players have become referees?If this is considered an official appearance, Jefferson joined a small and exclusive club as just the fourth former NBA player to referee an NBA game.Haywoode Workman is probably the most well-known of the lot. He became a referee after Warrick Dunn Jersey an eight-year NBA career with theHawks, Bullets, Pacers, Bucks & Raptors. Bernie Fryer and Leon Wood are the other two names on the list. Fryer refereed in the NBA from ****** until ****** after making history as the first NBA player to become a referee. Since moving on from refereeing, he has been Vice President and Director of Officials for the NBA since July ****** .He played ****** NBA games for the Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Jazz.Wood was the 10th overall pick in the famed ****** draft and played for the 76ers, Nets, Bullets, Spurs, Kings & Hawks during his 6-year NBA career.He began his officiating career in ****** and is still active to this day.So, how do you think #Refferson did?