Sekou Smith Dies Of Covid-19: Longtime NBA TV Reporter Was 48
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Via: sister-mary-agnes-ample-bottom • 3 years ago • 3 commentsBy: Erik Pedersen (MSN)
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Sekou Smith Dies Of Covid-19: Longtime NBA TV Reporter Was 48© Turner Sports
Sekou Smith, who covered pro basketball for more than 20 including the past decade-plus at NBA TV, died today of Covid-19. He was 48.
Sekou was a popular presence on the Turner Sports-managed NBA TV, serving as a television analyst and writer. He also host of the podcast NBA Hang Time, which has run three times a week and broke down the latest news and storylines from the league with guests from around the NBA world.
"The NBA mourns the passing of Sekou Smith, a beloved member of the NBA family," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement today. "Sekou was one of the most affable and dedicated reporters in the NBA and a terrific friend to so many across the league. … Sekou's love of basketball was clear to everyone who knew him and it always shined through in his work."
Sekou is survived by his wife, Heather, and their children, Gabriel, Reilly and Cameron.
Here's a movie video tribute to Sekou from his longtime NBA TV colleague Steve Smith:
"His impact will be felt forever because of the way he was as a man."@steve21smith honors and remembers Sekou Smith. pic.twitter.com/sbHnomOWUc
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 27, 2021
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Sekou Smith, who covered pro basketball for more than 20 including the past decade-plus at NBA TV, died today of Covid-19. He was 48.
I know it's mostly affecting the aged and chronically ill, but Covid is also taking those who are neither.
Growing up in a family of exceptionally tall and athletic men (except my runty little bro), I had to learn basketball at an early age. My father taught me how to play HORSE at age 7. I started beating him at age 9. Whether or not those wins were real, my love of basketball never waned. I started beating him for real at age 12. That's when we started going fishing more than playing basketball.
Sekou had talent not just reporting about the game, but calling it, too. This white/middle-aged/female will miss the spirit he brought to the court on a regular basis.