Intae Hwang wanted to play basketball. His parents wouldn't allow it. He reached the NBA anyway.
Referee Hwang Intae signals in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game between the Charlotte Hornets and the Washington Wizards in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Hwang took the ultimate leap of faith nearly three years ago: Move his family halfway across the world, from their native South Korea to a new home in New Jersey, to follow his dream of becoming an NBA referee.
And from those Rio Games came an invitation from the NBA to come to Las Vegas for Summer League in 2017. With that, Hwang's journey really began. The league continued following his career after he returned to South Korea, building a relationship, and he eventually had a decision to make. Hwang and his family moved to the U.S. in January 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic struck weeks later. Hwang, who exudes optimism, looked at that as an opportunity -- and during all those months without basketball studied the G League and NBA games, plus continued working on his command of English.
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