Sekou Smith, award-winning NBA reporter and analyst, dies at 48
By Gillian R. Brassil New York Times,Updated January 29, 2021, 6:31 p.m.
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Sekou Smith covered professional basketball for more than two decades. He died of COVID-19 complications on Jan. 26TURNER SPORTS/NYT
For much of his journalism career, you would never see Sekou Smith in a sport coat. Not at the NBA games he covered, not in the newsroom.
âWearing a tie? No, never happened. Wearing a suit? Oh, you can forget about it,â said Arthur Triche, who used to work in public relations for the Atlanta Hawks and regarded Mr. Smith as his best friend.
Sekou Smith, Award-Winning N.B.A. Reporter and Analyst, Dies at 48
Mr. Smith, the creator and host of NBA.com’s “Hang Time” blog and podcast, covered professional basketball for more than two decades. He died of complications of Covid-19.
Sekou Smith, a reporter for NBA TV and NBA.com, had a long career covering basketball.Credit...Turner Sports
Jan. 28, 2021
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For much of his journalism career, you would never see Sekou Smith in a sport coat. Not at the N.B.A. games he covered, not in the newsroom.