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Anthony Mason dies at 48

Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:15 am
Posted by WDE24
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:15 am
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Posted by jangalang
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:22 am to
Darn. Prayers are lifted for Antoine and his family.
Posted by TheSandman
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:26 am to
Well dang. Prayers to the family
Posted by undecided
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:30 am to
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@IanBegley: Former Knick fan favorite Anthony Mason dies at 48 -- LINK
Posted by AUtigerNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:35 am to
Damn prayers sent
Posted by ellitor
Member since Sep 2012
14285 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 8:40 am to
Posted this on twitter. Here's my lasting memory of Anthony Mason. Awesome 7 game series with him and the scrappy Knicks taking it to and bringing the best out of my Chicago Bulls in the 1992 playoffs. LINK
Posted by Pavoloco83
Acworth Ga. too many damn dawgs
Member since Nov 2013
15347 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:11 am to
Dont follow basketball at all, but major regrets to see a man die so young, leaving a family.

Prayers to the Mason family.
Posted by chadau79
Daphne, AL
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:17 am to
Prayers to the family. Way too young.
Posted by AUNashville
New Haven
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 9:59 am to
It's devastating to hear especially after it seemed like he was recovering well.

This truly depicts the uncertainty that is life.
Posted by Rhymenoceros
Atlanta, Georgia
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 10:01 am to
Probably insensitive I know, but how does this impact Antoine's stay at Auburn?
Posted by AUNashville
New Haven
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 10:05 am to
As is appropriate, Mason will be in New York with his family. He will not be playing in the game this evening.

I also learned from the al.com article Pearl gave him the option of leaving the team permanently to fully focus on his dad's deteriorating condition.

I hope he returns in about a week to finish out the season. If it were me, although I would have a heavy heart with the memories constantly running through my head with my father, I would want something else to take my mind off of it.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
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Member since Dec 2009
41077 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 10:19 am to
Back when the NBA used to mean something. Mason, Oakley, McDaniel, Ewing, Starks. fricking awesome.
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 10:48 am to
Mason's dad had encouraged him to finish out the season and keep playing earlier. I imagine that Mason will be back at least for a couple games + to graduate.



Sad to hear this news. You could tell that Anthony Mason tried real damn hard to be a great father and emphasized academics as well as basketball. Don't see that too much
Posted by undecided
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 12:05 pm to
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@nytimes: Anthony Mason, Bruising Forward Who Personified Mid-’90s Knicks, Dies at 48 LINK

Posted by beatbammer
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 12:16 pm to
That sucks. :(

Condolences to the Mason family.
Posted by Rig
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Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 2/28/15 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

You could tell that Anthony Mason tried real damn hard to be a great father and emphasized academics as well as basketball.
Yep.

Heavy heart here today. Hoping Antoine finds the time to grieve and reminisce on the great times he had with his father
Posted by MrAUTigers
Florida
Member since Sep 2013
28286 posts
Posted on 2/28/15 at 1:13 pm to
Sad news. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
Posted by thirdlawson
Nashville
Member since Oct 2011
8618 posts
Posted on 3/1/15 at 9:24 am to
quote:

Back when the NBA used to mean something. Mason, Oakley, McDaniel, Ewing, Starks. fricking awesome.



Greg Anthony, Derek Harper, Charles Smith, Pat Riley as HC....

It's really unfair that those Knicks teams never won a championship, even when Jordan came to Birmingham.
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37706 posts
Posted on 3/1/15 at 12:00 pm to
I don't know how they didn't win when Jordan was gone. Same for the Suns with the Barkley

ETA the Suns have like a top 5 all time win % yet are the only team that doesn't have multiple NCs in that category
This post was edited on 3/1/15 at 12:02 pm
Posted by thirdlawson
Nashville
Member since Oct 2011
8618 posts
Posted on 3/2/15 at 8:40 am to
quote:

I don't know how they didn't win when Jordan was gone. Same for the Suns with the Barkley


A HORRIBLE Game 7 by John Starks in the 1994 NBA Finals is why they don't have a ring.

The Suns couldn't beat the Rockets, either.
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