What is Anthony Mason (basketball)?
'''Anthony George Douglas Mason''' (December 14, 1966 – February 28, 2015) was an [[Americans|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]]. Mason was born in [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. He spend most of his life in [[Tennessee]] and in [[New York City]]. Mason studied at [[Tennessee State University]]. Mason played for [[Tennessee State University]] and played professionally in [[Turkey]], [[Venezuela]], the [[Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA) and the [[United States Basketball League]] (USBL). Mason suffered a massive [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in early February 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2015/02/11/ex-knicks-great-anthony-mason-critical-after-heart-attack/|title=Anthony Mason suffers ‘massive heart attack’ - New York Post|work=New York Post|access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> and was diagnosed with [[congestive heart failure]]. He died on February 28, 2015 in [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]] at the age of 48 from the illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/anthony-mason-gritty-ex-knicks-power-dead-48-article-1.2132643|title=Anthony Mason dead at 48: Bruising former Knicks power forward dies weeks after suffering massive heart attack - New York Daily News|work=New York Daily News|access-date=February 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/sports/basketball/anthony-mason-bruising-forward-who-personified-mid-90s-knicks-dies-at-48.html?_r=0 Anthony Mason, Bruising Knicks Forward, Dies at 48]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Anthony}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure]] [[Category:New Jersey Nets players]] [[Category:Denver Nuggets players]] [[Category:New York Knicks players]] [[Category:Milwaukee Bucks players]] [[C