Tony Brothers

Tony Brothers (born September 14, 1964) is an American professional basketball referee, who works in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been a referee in the NBA since the 1994–1995 season.[1] Now in his 25th year, Brothers has 1,453 regular season games, 127 playoff games and 8 NBA Finals games. He officiated the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] He wears the uniform number 25.[3]

Tony Brothers
Born (1964-09-14) September 14, 1964
NationalityAmerican
EducationOld Dominion University
Children2
Basketball career
PositionNBA referee
Officiating career1994–present

Brothers graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia. A 1986 graduate of Old Dominion University, he received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014. In 2007, he and his ex-wife, Monica, founded Still Hope Foundation, Inc.,[4] to assist single mothers in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. In 2015, he founded Men for Hope, Inc., a non-profit to support men, organize their effort in the community and work with organizations providing services for women and their families.

Controversy

Brothers has been involved in a number of controversial games, including the 2015 NBA Finals, which drew the attention of Tim Donaghy, who questioned Brothers' refereeing.[5] In the 2018 NBA Finals, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue said the referee crew, which Brothers was a part of, "robbed" his team.[6] Denver center Nikola Jokić has fouled out, or been ejected, in multiple games in which Brothers has been a referee.[7][8]

References
  1. "NBA Officials Media Guide 2013-14" (PDF). Mediacentral.nba.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  2. "East at West Game Boxscore". Nba.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. "Tony Brothers". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. "About Us". Stillhopefoundation.org. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2015/06/disgraced-referee-tim-donaghy-on-the-nba-finals.html
  6. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/06/01/cavs-coach-ty-lue-referees-robbed-us-game-1-loss-warriors/662562002/
  7. https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/16/nuggets-nikola-jokic-ejection-its-not-equal-for-everybody/
  8. http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975626


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