Tony Brothers (born September 14, 1964) is an American professional basketball referee who works in the

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(NBA). He has been a referee in the NBA since the 1994–95 season. Now in his 27th year, Brothers has 1,600 regular season games, 128 playoff games and 8

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games. He officiated the

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. He wears the uniform number 25. Brothers graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in

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. A 1986 graduate of

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, he received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014. In 2007, he and his ex-wife, Monica, founded Still Hope Foundation, Inc., to assist single mothers in the

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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.

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