Veteran NBA referee Tony Brown passed away Thursday at the age of 55 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Veteran NBA referee Tony Brown passed away Thursday at the age of 55 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, Yahoo Sports reported.
“Tony Brown was one of the most accomplished referees in the NBA and an inspiration to his colleagues,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.NBAE via Getty Images “This dude here is nothing short of amazing. He just decided he was going to be positive, and that we are going to win. Even in the hospice unit he is cracking jokes,”last week as the couple aimed to raise $100,000 for the Clark Atlanta basketball program, the alma mater for both Tony and Tina.
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