Brendan Brown, ex-Knicks radio broadcaster, dead at 54 after health complications

Former Knicks power broadcaster Brendan Brown tragically died astatine nan property of 54 connected Sunday owed to wellness complications, his woman announced connected Facebook.

His wife, Kate Brown, wrote successful nan station that nan family had been successful “shock” and was still processing Brown’s passing.

“He cared profoundly for his friends and family and we’re going to miss him truthful much,” she wrote.

Brown, nan boy of Hall of Fame coach Hubie Brown, worked for MSG Network from 2008-23, erstwhile nan 2 “decided to portion company.”

He had worked arsenic an adjunct coach astatine Wake Forest and pinch nan Grizzlies, on pinch serving arsenic a scout for nan Knicks from 2006-08. 

In an interview pinch his alma mater, nan Delbarton School, successful 2018, he recalled 2 of his apical moments successful nan NBA. 

“The first was erstwhile I was pinch Memphis successful nan 2003 playoffs,” Brown recalled. “It was nan metropolis of Memphis’s first ever playoff game. You could consciousness nan energy successful nan building. What this crippled meant to nan metropolis was unbelievable to beryllium a portion of. The 1 crippled that sticks retired nan astir to maine was nan Knicks versus nan Heat aft Hurricane Sandy. To deliberation astir what was going connected successful nan metropolis was terrible, but nan crippled was truthful riveting. It was beyond a playoff crippled and our players played amazingly well. The fans ne'er fto up nan full crippled and we blew retired nan Heat. This is genuinely typical to me.”

Brown’s clip moving successful nan NBA came to a swift extremity in January 2023 erstwhile MSG moved connected from him pursuing allegations of harassment.

Brown had taken complete nan expert domiciled full-time connected nan Knicks power broadcasts successful 2012 from fable John Andariese.

He worked alongside Spero Dedes, Mike Crispino and Ed Cohen. 

“MSG Networks and Brendan Brown person decided to portion company,” an MSG Networks spokesperson said successful a connection astatine nan time. “For nan remainder of nan season, various personalities, including erstwhile Knick John Wallace, will service arsenic nan Knicks power expert connected nan MSG Radio Network connected ESPN.”

Brown’s father, who coached Knicks legends Bernard King and Patrick Ewing, introduced him to his emotion matter pinch hoops and nan NBA, which is thing he ne'er felt he lost. 

“As a kid I was each astir nan NBA. I retrieve gathering Kareem and Oscar. Getting to meet them and watch nan games really sparked my liking successful basketball,” Brown had recalled successful an question and reply pinch nan Delbarton School successful 2018. “I loved nan ambiance of NBA basketball. You would deliberation these experiences early connected would spoil me, but it did nan opposite.”