Brendan Brown dead at 54: Tributes pour in for ex-Knicks reporter and son of Hall of Fame coach

Longtime New York Knicks expert Brendan Brown passed distant connected Sunday astatine the property of 54, his woman announced connected Facebook. 

No nonstop crushed was fixed for his passing by Kate Brown, with the Brown household saying they are successful 'shock' implicit the news. 

Brown astir notably worked for MSG Network from 2008 until past year, arsenic a changeless beingness connected Knicks broadcasts.

He is besides the lad of legendary hoops manager Hubie Brown, who was astatine the Knicks' helm from 1982-1987. 

'It doesn’t look existent to person to accidental this and I’m struggling to find the close words, but connected Sunday Brendan unexpectedly passed distant owed to wellness complications,' Kate Brown said. 'We’re inactive successful a spot of daze and processing.'

Brendan Brown was besides antecedently the superior colour commentator for Knicks games for vigor presumption ESPN New York. 

Brown was succeeded by Moncia McNutt aft helium and MSG Network decided to 'part company' past January. 

Hubie's woman and Brendan's mother, Claire Brown, passed distant earlier this year 

Hubie, 91, has not publically commented connected his son's passing. He hired his lad to beryllium portion of his Memphis Grizzlies staff. 

Brendan was besides an adjunct manager astatine Wake Forest earlier getting into broadcasting. Before being hired by MSG Network, Brown was a scout with the Knicks from 2006 to 2008.  

The Knicks' adjacent crippled is connected Wednesday nighttime against the Atlanta Hawks, wherever the squad is expected to wage tribute to Brown.