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RIP Tony Brown
« on: October 21, 2022, 09:10:53 AM »

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Longtime NBA referee Tony Brown died on Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the league announced.

He was 55.

Brown was first diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in April 2021. He worked a bit last season in the NBA’s replay center, however he entered hospice care in the Atlanta area in recent days.

Brown spent two decades as an NBA staff official and officiated 1,110 regular season games throughout his career. He also worked 35 playoff games, and made his debut in the NBA Finals during the 2019-20 season — which finished inside the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World.

That's a terrible thing to happen, especially to a relatively young man.  Condolences to his wife and children.  I hope the NBA helps take care of his family.

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Quote from: Roy H. on October 21, 2022, 09:10:53 AM
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Longtime NBA referee Tony Brown died on Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, the league announced.

He was 55.

Brown was first diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in April 2021. He worked a bit last season in the NBA’s replay center, however he entered hospice care in the Atlanta area in recent days.

Brown spent two decades as an NBA staff official and officiated 1,110 regular season games throughout his career. He also worked 35 playoff games, and made his debut in the NBA Finals during the 2019-20 season — which finished inside the NBA bubble at Walt Disney World.

That's a terrible thing to happen, especially to a relatively young man.  Condolences to his wife and children.  I hope the NBA helps take care of his family.



That’s really sad. Feel for his family. Only 55….
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Re: RIP Tony Brown
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Very sad! RIP
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Only just found out the news from the broadcast tonight. I had wondered about his sudden disappearance from the court, but never thought it would have been something like this.

Really tragic, and really young. RIP
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