‘Do I Really Belong Here?’: Korean Americans in the N.B.A. Wonder

A small network of Korean Americans working throughout basketball are helping one another grow professionally and feel understood personally, while hoping to add to their ranks.

Early this season, Evan Scott was officiating an N.B.A. game in Portland when a member of the Trail Blazers’ coaching staff approached him during a timeout. As a second-year referee in the league, Scott is accustomed to coaches complaining about calls during timeouts. Jon Yim had sought him out for a different reason.