Frank Carroll, figure skating coach, dead at 85, the day of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, June 9, 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Carroll_(figure_skater)
Notice that Frank Carroll is from Massachusetts, like the Boston Celtics.
It goes with his age of death, 85. *Boston=85 *Basketball=85
129 is 201 in base-8 counting
NBA Finals=57
Boston Celtics=195 & 78 (78th NBA season)
On the date of his death, the Celtics improved to 2-0 in the Finals, dropping the Mavericks to 6-8 all-time in the NBA Finals. *Basketball=68 *Francis Carroll=68
He also died 27 days before Michelle Kwan’s 44th birthday. *Ritual=27 *Kill=44