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Garion_55

(1,915 posts) Sat Feb 28, 2015, 11:09 AM Feb 2015

Former Knick Anthony Mason Dead At 48

Source: CBSNewYork

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Former New York Knicks bruising forward Anthony Mason has died.

Mason, 48, suffered a heart attack in early February.

Anthony Mason was one of the key muscle men of the Pat Riley era Knicks. He averaged 7.6 points during New York’s run to Game 7 of the NBA Finals in 1994 and then won the league’s Sixth Man of the Year Award the following season.

Mason said last year on WFAN radio that he had been seeking a job with the franchise.

Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/02/28/former-knick-anthony-mason-dead-at-48/

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Former Knick Anthony Mason Dead At 48 (Original Post) Garion_55 Feb 2015 OP

Tough dude. underpants Feb 2015 #1

Nooooooooooo! shenmue Feb 2015 #2

Big Knicks fan iandhr Feb 2015 #3

Mason was a load. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2015 #4

What? He was so young. This is terrible. Chakab Feb 2015 #5

Tragic Renew Deal Feb 2015 #6

Absolutely loved him as a player BeyondGeography Feb 2015 #7

r.i.p. Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #8

underpants

(182,935 posts)

1. Tough dude.

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 11:13 AM

Feb 2015

He had in his contract that his hairstylist flew to away games on the team plane.

He had some big battles with Rodman and the Bulls 21 feet of center

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. Nooooooooooo!

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 11:13 AM

Feb 2015

I liked him a lot.

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

3. Big Knicks fan

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 11:15 AM

Feb 2015

Grew up watching him play very sad left us to soon.

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)

4. Mason was a load.

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 11:39 AM

Feb 2015

Tough on the court and from what I have heard very kind off the court.

Chakab

(1,727 posts)

5. What? He was so young. This is terrible.

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 11:47 AM

Feb 2015

Renew Deal

(81,881 posts)

6. Tragic

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 01:19 PM

Feb 2015

I was a big fan of his when he was a player.

BeyondGeography

(39,384 posts)

7. Absolutely loved him as a player

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 03:04 PM

Feb 2015

I had season tix in the blue seats when he was on the Knicks in the mid-90s. Dude was built like a freight train and could handle like Tiny Archibald. A lockdown defender who played hard. He had tons of heart. He was a big fan favorite.

RIP, Anthony, and thanks for the thrills. You died way too young.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

8. r.i.p.

Reply to Garion_55 (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 03:53 PM

Feb 2015

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