Tony Brown, a longtime NBA referee, died after a battle with pancreatic cancer on October 20, 2022. Brown was 55 years old and had worked as an NBA official for 20 years.
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Brown was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in April 2021 and recovered sufficiently to work in the NBA replay centre last season. According to his family, he recently entered hospice care in Atlanta.
“Tony Brown was an inspiration to his colleagues and one of the most accomplished referees in the NBA,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.
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The NBA mourns Tony’s death and extends our heartfelt condolences to his wife, Tina; their children, Bailey, Basile, and Baylen; and his fellow referees.”
Brown was chosen to officiate two NBA All-Star games, as well as one game in the 2020 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat. Before joining the NBA in 2003, he worked at CBA and WNBA championship games and was a WNBA All-Star official.
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