Anthony George Douglas Mason is a retired 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. He averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 rebounds in his 13-year NBA career. During the prime of his career in the mid-1990s, he earned the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1995 and then led the NBA in minutes played in the subsequent two seasons. In 1997, he earned All-NBA and NBA All-Defensive Team. 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 and the United States Basketball League. 

December 14th, 1966 in Miami  /  Died:   Feb 28th, 2015