Whitney Houston’s death hits close to home for Shannon Brown

For a lot of athletes, Whitney Houston’s death has had at least some impact on their lives in recent days. Some might have been familiar with her music or movies. Some might have seen her in person at a concert or an event. Others might have come to know her (more unflatteringly) from the covers of supermarket tabloids during her battle with addiction. But perhaps for no athlete has the iconic singer’s passing affected more than Phoenix Suns guard Shannon Brown. Brown is married to R&B singer Monica, who saw Houston as a mentor. Brown told Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports about the grief his wife (pictured above with Brown) is experiencing at this time: “When I say they were super close, they were super close,” Brown said. “[Houston] took her under her wing when she first came into the industry and they did everything together. …They have been through a lot together.” [...] “My wife loved everything [Houston] was about,” Brown said. “She used to sing like her. [Houston] used to hel...