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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 Miami Heat, before playing for teams such as the Sioux Falls Skyforce and Cholet Basket. Updated: Sunday, March 1, 2015, 12:27 AM. Anthony Mason served as the gritty epitome of Pat Riley’s mid-1990s Knicks — a fan favorite prized for both style and substance on the Madison Square Garden floor. The pugnacious power forward with the sculpted body and iron will died early Saturday at the age of 48. Anthony George Douglas Mason (December 14, 1966 – February 28, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. In his 13-year career he played with the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. Anthony Mason, one of the Knicks’ most popular players of the 1990s who had one All-Star season during a 13-year pro career, has died following a massive heart attack, the team said Saturday. He was 48. Ex-Knick Anthony Mason Dies at 48 After Heart Attack. Fans and players pause for a moment of silence for former Knicks player Anthony Mason before Saturday's game between the Knicks and the Toronto Raptors. LUPICA: ANTHONY MASON - A LOT OF HEART, A LOT OF NEW YORK. The man known as Mase was a self-made NBA All-Star best remembered as a beloved and belligerent part of the Knicks squad that lost in the 1994 NBA Finals. New York Daily News published this article on MArch 1, 2015. He was selected to the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Mason played collegiately for Tennessee State University and played professionally in Turkey, Venezuela, the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and the United States Basketball League (USBL). Anthony Mason goes from undrafted player to a key force for the Knicks in the mid-'90s. (Amy Sancetta/AP) Anthony Mason, seen here at Madison Square Garden in 2013, suffered massive heart attack earlier this month. Nelson decided to make Mason the focal point of the Knicks’ attack, going away from perennial All-Star and the face of the franchise, Patrick Ewing. Nelson’s move was unpopular with Ewing and other Knicks and led to his removal as head coach only 59 games into his first and only season in New York. Mason won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 1995. He was named to the 1996-'97 All-NBA Third Team and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. He led the league in minutes played in 1995-'96 (3,457), also setting a Knicks record with the number. He also led the league in minutes played per game in 1996–97 (43.1).
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