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Tony Brothers will be taking a different path once his days as a referee are over. During the third quarter of Wednesday’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., Mike Breen said …
Detroit Pistons fans were cursing Tony Brothers’ name during Wednesday’s game. The Cleveland Cavaliers took a 3-2 lead in their second-round series against the Pistons with a 117-113 victory in Game 5. Cleveland needed overtime to knock …
It’s not every day that an NBA referee is the one who needs restraining during a playoff game. Veteran official Tony Brothers was heated on Friday during a late-game confrontation with Chris Finch. The Minnesota Timberwolves head coach was …
Chicago Bulls guard Kevin Huerter had a look of disbelief on his face Friday when he realized he had just been ejected from his team’s game against the Miami Heat. Referee Che Flores whistled Huerter for a shooting foul early in the third …
Officiating has been a touchy subject throughout the 2024 NBA Playoffs. That didn’t change on Friday as the Denver Nuggets took on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal matchup. The Nuggets crushed the …
Tony Brothers continues to be one of the least popular referees around. On the latest episode of his popular “Club 520 Podcast,” ex-NBA All-Star Jeff Teague made an unsavory claim about the infamous referee Brothers. Teague said that …
Chris Paul has another referee that he is beefing with. The Golden State Warriors veteran Paul was ejected from Friday’s 123-111 loss to the Indiana Pacers after picking up two late technical fouls. Referee Tony Brothers gave Paul a tech with …
NBA referee Tony Brothers is clearly not a fan of being given the silent treatment. Brothers on Saturday went viral after issuing a seemingly peculiar technical foul on Dejounte Murray during the Atlanta Hawks guard’s contest against the …
Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie made a troubling accusation against NBA official Tony Brothers earlier this month, and it would appear the league quietly took disciplinary action against the veteran referee. Dinwiddie was called for a …
Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie made a big accusation against NBA official Tony Brothers on Friday night. Dinwiddie scored 21 points and had 7 assists in his Mavericks’ 111-110 win over the Toronto Raptors. Just before halftime, …
The Boston Celtics might not be too happy about the news that they woke up to on Monday morning. The NBA announced the referee assignments for Game 5 of the NBA Finals later that evening. Marc Davis was tabbed as the crew chief while Tony Brothers …
Referee Tony Brothers was at it again during Friday night’s game. Brothers hit Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic with Doncic’s 16th technical foul of the season against the Portland Trail Blazers. Doncic was angry as he felt he was …
Austin Rivers’ ejection on Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers was even softer than Charmin. The Denver Nuggets guard was tossed in the fourth quarter for an incident with Pacers swingman Lance Stephenson. A minute prior to the ejection, …
Tony Brothers is one of the few NBA referees that fans know by name. On Sunday, he earned himself a bit more notoriety courtesy of Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young. Young and the Hawks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by a 129-121 final. Young himself …
Ja Morant called out the referees on Twitter after being ejected from his Memphis Grizzlies’ 118-104 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday night. The Grizzlies had issues with the referees and saw both Morant and Taylor Jenkins ejected in an …
The NBA officiating crew of Tom Washington, Bennett Salvatore and Tony Brothers stole Game 5 from the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night and gave it to the Oklahoma City Thunder with a series of bad calls at the end of the game. The Clippers blew …
