Live broadcast, October 21 according to NBA official reports, Tony Brown, a referee who had previously suffered from pancreatic cancer, died today. The Lakers played the same-city rival Clippers at home today. Before the match, Lakers star LeBlanc James updated his personal social media to send a message to mourn the famous NBA referee.
“Rest in peace, Tony!! He is not only an excellent referee, but also a great person! I miss those days when I warmed up on the court and he happened to enforce the law! We will miss his smile in the basketball match very much!”James wrote.
Tony Brown, 55, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in last April and has been receiving treatment since then. Brown fined 1110 regular season games and 35 playoff games in 20 seasons, and served as the NBA finals referee for the first time in 2019-20 season. He was also one of the referees in the 2021atlanta All-Star game.
(Chenchen)