Former Charlotte Hornet Anthony Mason Dead at 48
Former Charlotte Hornet Anthony Mason lost his fight with congestive heart failure today. He had been hospitalized for the last several days in critical condition. Mason was forty eight years old and leaves two sons, Antoine and Anthony Jr.
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Mason might be best known for his Knicks years when he was part of the Pat Riley Knicks who tried to grind down opposing teams. Mason was a bench player on those teams, but still collected lots of minutes.
We here in Charlotte best remember Mason for his tenure with the Hornets during their good years in the late nineties. Mason tried and often succeeded in making the Hornets offense run through him. He was a point forward during his time with the Hornets. He was traded to the Heat for Jamal Mashburn at the end, much how he had been brought to the organization in the Larry Johnson trade.
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Mason would right nicknames and other things into his hair. He was a tough rebounder and scored enough to be effective. In the modern game, he might have been more valuable as a real four man. Mason would have been at home with the Paul Millsaps of the world, but he would have been a difficult fit with Dirk Nowitzki or the stretch fours that are in vogue these days.
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Condolences to the Mason family, his friends, and the many friends Mason collected over the years. My own connection to Mason was born of trying to keep the Hornets roster accurate in NBALIVE95. Mason was a guy I traded for in my first custom roster, and I was elated when the Hornets traded for him in real life. At the time, his main attraction was that he shot left handed, as I also do.
My favorite Hornet team was the 1997 one with Mason-Divac-Rice-Phills-Wesley with Geiger, Bogues, Curry, and Royal coming of the bench.