[1] He is notable for working the Finals every year during the 1990s and for a notorious call during a 1994 NBA Playoffs game between the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks.
Hollins was probed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over the 2007 NBA betting scandal involving former referee Tim Donaghy.
[2] With 2.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Knicks' Hubert Davis attempted a 2-point shot which was contested by the Bulls' Scottie Pippen.
[4] Davis successfully made both free throw attempts to assist in the Knicks' 87–86 victory, and gave his team a three to two games advantage in the series.
[4][5] Hollins defended the call after the game saying, "I saw Scottie make contact with his shooting motion.