NBA Selects Female Official to Work Playoffs for First Time Since 2012

Ashley Moyer-Gleich checked her email Saturday just before heading to the airport for a trip to what she thought would be her final game of the season. That’s when the news came in: She has more games to do. Ms. Moyer-Gleich will soon become only the second woman in NBA history to referee a playoff game. She was one of 36 referees announced by the league Thursday as its referee selections for Round 1 of the playoffs starting this weekend. She joins Violet Palmer as the only women picked by...