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.
Now in his 25th year, Brothers has 1,453 regular season, 127 playoff and 8 NBA Finals games.
He officiated the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona.
He wears the uniform number 25.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., 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.