Anthony George Douglas Mason (December 14, 1966 – February 28, 2015) was an American professional

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player. In his 13-year career he played with the

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, Charlotte Hornets,

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, and

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of the

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. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his 13-year NBA career. Mason earned the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1995 and led the NBA in minutes played in the following two seasons. In 1997, he was named to the

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and the

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. He was selected to the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Mason was a member of the 1993-1994 New York Knicks team that reached the NBA Finals. Mason played collegiately for

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and also played professionally in

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, the

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(CBA), and the

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(USBL).

Basketball career

Early years

Mason attended

and was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 1988 NBA draft (53rd pick), but was cut shortly afterwards. He then played for the Efes Pilsen basketball club in Turkey and

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and had brief NBA stints with the

and the

. In the 1990–1991 season, Mason played 26 games for the CBA's Tulsa Fast Breakers, with whom he averaged 29.9 points and 14.8 rebounds per game in his only season in the league. Also in 1991, Mason played as a

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for the

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of the USBL. In his one season with the Surf, Mason was named to the All-USBL First Team, averaging more 27.8 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, and he set a league record with 28 rebounds in a game. Ed Krinsky, general manager of the Surf, said, "I really believed he could play in the

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. He was a huge guy with backcourt skills". Later that year, Mason was already on the New York Knicks' summer league roster, with

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as coach. In the year 2000, in celebration of the USBL's 15th anniversary, USBL fans voted on the "All-15 Team," a collection of the best USBL players from 1985 to 2000, many of whom went on to become renowned NBA stars, with Mason included among the 15.

NBA career

New York Knicks

Mason signed with the

in the summer of 1991. Under coach

, Mason blossomed in New York, where he became part of a strong frontcourt alongside

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and Charles Smith. On March 26, 1993, Mason scored a then career high 30 points, along with grabbing 16 rebounds, in a 105–95 win against the

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. In 1994, the Knicks reached the

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for the first time since 1973, but lost in seven games to the Hakeem Olajuwon-led

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. Mason won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1995. He led the league in minutes played in 1995–96 with 3,457, setting a Knicks team record. In 1996, Mason and Brad Lohaus were traded to the Charlotte Hornets for Larry Johnson.

Charlotte Hornets

In Mason's Charlotte debut, on November 2, 1996, he recorded a

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with 18 points and 15 rebounds in a 109–98 victory over the

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. On February 17, 1997, Mason scored a season high 28 points (on 11 of 11 shooting from the field), grabbed 12 rebounds, and recorded 9 assists in a 124–110 win against the Orlando Magic. In the 1996–1997 season, Mason recorded career high averages in minutes played (43.1), points (16.2), rebounds (11.4) and assists (5.7). He led the league in minutes. Despite a strong personal showing in the first round of the playoffs, averaging 13 points and 12 rebounds a game, Mason and the Hornets were eliminated by his former team, the Knicks, in a sweep. Following the season, he was named to the All-NBA Third Team and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. During the 1997-98 NBA season, Mason took a slight step back with regards to averages, but was still a solid starter, and helped the Hornets advance past the first round of the NBA playoffs by averaging 19.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game during a 3–1 series victory over their division rival

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. The following round, the Hornets were eliminated by

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and the

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. Mason missed the entire 1998–99 season due to a ruptured bicep. The following year, Mason averaged 11.6 points and 8.5 rebounds in the 1999–2000 season. On March 31 of that season, Mason recorded a

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with a career high 31 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists, in a 110–101 win against the Raptors. Again despite a strong personal season, Mason and the Hornets would be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, this time by the

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Miami Heat

In 2000, Mason was traded to the

along with Eddie Jones,

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and

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for Jamal Mashburn, P. J. Brown, Tim James,

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and

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. In Miami, although Mason had been brought over by Miami coach

to be a role player on what was thought to have been a contender Heat team, the

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ailment of Alonzo Mourning forced Mourning to sit out and made Mason a starter for the team. Mason would respond by finishing second on the team in scoring, with 16.1 points per game, and averaging 9.6 rebounds. With Mourning and Grant Hill selected but unable to play due to injury in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, Mason was chosen to represent the Heat in his only selection to an All-Star team. Mason helped the Heat make the playoffs with a 50 win season for the injury-ravaged squad. Mason, however, virtually disappeared in the playoffs, taking only 13 shots and averaging a mere 5.3 points and 3 rebounds in three games. Mason was waived during the offseason.

Milwaukee Bucks

Mason signed with the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2001–02 season. In Mason's first season with the Bucks, the team stumbled to a 41–41 record (11 games worse than the previous season) and missed the playoffs altogether. Mason's numbers went down as well: 9.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg. Nonetheless, Milwaukee stuck with Mason for another year, waiving him after the 2002–03 season. Mason retired from the NBA in 2003.

Media appearances

In the TV series ''

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'', Mason appeared in two different episodes, playing himself in one. He also plays a pickup player in the 1996 film ''

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'', and himself in

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's ''

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''. In addition, Mason appears in the

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hip hop video "Best-Kept Secret," dunking his way through the video on a New York City playground basketball court. The

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song "B-Boys Makin' with the Freak Freak" from 1994's ''

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'' album mentions him with the lyric "I got my hair cut correct like Anthony Mason".

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song " I Got a Story to Tell" tells of the supposed event of the rapper sleeping with the girlfriend of a New York Knick in the player's home, and the fall-out that came with the player returning home while the story teller was still present. The identity of the involved player has been contested since the song's release, with many long suspecting the Knick in question to have been John Starks, Mason's teammate of several years. The player in question was alleged, decades later, to be Mason, by rapper

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Personal life

Mason was born in Miami, Florida, and spent most of his childhood in New York City in the borough of Queens. After being charged with statutory rape in 1998, Mason pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Mason's son, Anthony Mason Jr., played on the St. John's University Red Storm basketball team. He completed his eligibility for the 2009–10 St. John's Red Storm, and he went on to try out with the

, before playing for teams such as the

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and

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. Another son,

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, played basketball at

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after transferring there from Niagara University, where he led the 2012–13 Niagara Purple Eagles in scoring as a

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sophomore.

Death

Mason had a

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in early February 2015 and was diagnosed with

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. He died on February 28, 2015, in New York City at the age of 48.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 81 , , 80 , , 38.9 , , .509 , , .000 , , .649 , , 10.2 , , 4.2 , , .8 , , .2 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1999–00 , style="text-align:left;",

, 82 , , 81 , , 38.2 , , .480 , , .000 , , .746 , , 8.5 , , 4.5 , , .9 , , .4 , , 11.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;",

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Playoffs

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, 3 , , 3 , , 43.7 , , .421 , , —, , .538 , , 12.0 , , 3.0 , , .3 , , .3 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1998 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 4 , , 4 , , 44.8 , , .474 , , .000 , , .700 , , 9.8 , , 5.5 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , 12.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001 , style="text-align:left;",

, 3 , , 3 , , 32.7 , , .385 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 3.0 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 5.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003 , style="text-align:left;",

, 6 , , 0 , , 26.2 , , .412 , , —, , .692 , , 3.3 , , .2 , , .5 , , .2 , , 3.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 96 , , 27 , , 32.2 , , .524 , , .000 , , .668 , , 6.6 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , .3 , , 9.5

References

External links

NBA biography of Mason
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Basketball career

Early years

NBA career

New York Knicks

Charlotte Hornets

Miami Heat

Milwaukee Bucks

Media appearances

Personal life

Death

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links