Clark Atlanta University establishes scholarship for former NBA referee, alumnus battling cancer – WSB-TV Channel 2

ATLANTA — Clark Atlanta College is launching a brand new scholarship to assist be a part of the struggle for one in every of its personal battling pancreatic most cancers.

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The school introduced the institution of the Tony Brown Scholarship Endowment for alumnus Tony Brown.

On April 30 of final 12 months, Brown was recognized with stage 4 pancreatic most cancers. Inside every week of his analysis, he began chemotherapy and a wholly new journey.

Brown graduated from Clark Faculty in 1989, simply after it merged with Atlanta College to grow to be Clark Atlanta College.

The web site states that Brown’s love of basketball is what continued to drive him towards a profession as an NBA referee.

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In 2002, he grew to become an NBA referee. Within the NBA, Brown labored 4 All-Star Video games in 2006, 2017, 2018 and 2021. He reached his first coveted Finals sport in 2020.

Brown by no means missed a day of labor as a university or skilled referee, the web site states.

In line with the Nationwide Basketball Referees Affiliation, he has officiated 1,016 regular-season video games and 25 playoff video games in 17 seasons as an NBA official.

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The scholarship was created to make it possible for no athlete has to decide on between their sport and schooling.

To donate or discover extra details about the scholarship, click here.

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