{"id":1707086,"date":"2022-10-22T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T10:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1707086"},"modified":"2022-10-22T10:49:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T14:49:53","slug":"longtime-nba-referee-tony-brown-dead-at-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-nba-referee-tony-brown-dead-at-55\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime NBA Referee Tony Brown Dead at 55"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flongtime-nba-referee-tony-brown-dead-at-55%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1707086&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Veteran NBA referee Tony Brown passed away Thursday at the age of 55 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, Yahoo Sports reported.<\/p>\n<p>Brown had officiated over 1,100 regular season games and 25 playoff games in 17 seasons, according to the National Basketball Referees Association. He worked one game in the 2020 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Brown was one of the most accomplished referees in the NBA and an inspiration to his colleagues,\u201d NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Brown was diagnosed with the disease in April 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tony_brown.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Brown officiating a game on April 4, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-24343670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tony Brown officiating a game on April 4, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNBA veteran official Tony Brown passed away today following a hard-fought bout with cancer. He was one of the best running the sidelines and one cool brother. Rest In Peace,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisBHaynes\/status\/1583219995454058496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yahoo\u2019s Chris Haynes wrote on Twitter. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brown spent his final days in hospice care in Emory University Hospital in Atlanta surrounded by his family and other loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/nba-referee-turns-pancreatic-cancer-fight-into-a-future-for-clark-atlanta-student-athletes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his wife Tina Brown told Fox 5 Atlanta<\/a> last week as the couple aimed to raise $100,000 for the Clark Atlanta basketball program, the alma mater for both Tony and Tina.<\/p>\n<p>The basketball team from the University recently brought a signed jersey to Brown in the hospital to lift up his spirits.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tony_brown2.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Brown officiating a Knicks game at MSG on Jan. 10, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-24343668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1332 1332w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=999 999w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=666 666w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=333 333w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/tony_brown2.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tony Brown officiating a Knicks game at MSG on Jan. 10, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn his physical, the cancer might be winning, but it\u2019s the other part where we\u2019re beating cancer, and this is one of those moments where we can say we\u2019re beating cancer,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/clark-atlanta-community-uplifts-former-nba-referee-battling-cancer\/YPQZACEP7NGXNLJ2FEZOFMQ64M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tina told WSB-TV at the time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tony, a Florida native and all-state basketball player, worked for the G League and the WNBA before moving to the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are and have been sustained by the consistent outpouring of love and support through this journey in developing strength, acceptance and peace,\u201d said Tony\u2019s wife, Tina Brown. \u201cWe ask that you join us in that spirit as we prepare to celebrate Tony\u2019s life. Our biggest thank you to our village of family and friends, near and far, old and new. Your love is immeasurable. Thanks to the Lustgarten Foundation and <a href=\"https:\/\/pancan.org\/facing-pancreatic-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PanCan.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep striving for the cures. Many, many thanks to our NBRA and NBA family whose generosity is unmatched. And a very special thank you to the Emory\/Bridgeway Hospice Unit. Your compassion and care went above and beyond. We are forever grateful!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran NBA referee Tony Brown passed away Thursday at the age of 55 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, Yahoo Sports reported. 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