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Anthony Mason has heart attack, in "poor condition"

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  1. OmegaSupreme

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    #1 OmegaSupreme, Feb 11, 2015
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    Weird. Why does a 48-year old former professional athlete have a heart attack? Did he have some undiagnosed prior condition or something? Hope he pulls through.
     
    #2 AroundTheWorld, Feb 11, 2015
  3. B-Bob

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    Genetics, diet, or drugs. That's pretty much all that could explain it.

    (They also link certain gut bacteria and gum inflammation to heart disease now.)
     
    #3 B-Bob, Feb 11, 2015
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    Wow, by the sounds of it he may not make it...Yikes
     
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  5. Mr. Clutch

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    Sad to hear. Remember he was a headaches on those Knicks teams
     
    #5 Mr. Clutch, Feb 11, 2015
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    The original "point forward"
     
    #6 Kam, Feb 11, 2015
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    Yes and he was probably the strongest player in the NBA at the time.

    Not too many guys like him, ever.
     
    #7 A_3PO, Feb 11, 2015
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    I have the championship series on dvd and man was he a bully, but really sad to hear about his condition
     
    #8 joeson332, Feb 11, 2015
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    What is Terry doing?

    Why does Harden struggle against this team?
     
    #9 tmacfor35, Feb 11, 2015
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    Uh....Shaq was in the league at that time.

    Mason had a strong base, low center of gravity and excellent lateral movement which made him excellent defender in the post. The rules back then allowed him to push off with both hands on the back but it were the other three things which I just mentioned that made him the defender he was, not just brute strength.
     
    #10 Zboy, Feb 11, 2015
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    Damn poor guy. Hope he is okay
     
    #11 ksny15, Feb 11, 2015
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    Paul Pressey was first point forward.
     
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    I saw him (and Oakley) during the all-star weekend here a couple weeks ago. He was pushing 400 lbs easily. Enormous. Oakley on the other hand, looked like a distance runner.

    Sad stuff. Was really nice to people who came up to him to chat with him, even though hes basically the meanest looking dude that's ever lived.
     
    #13 cardpire, Feb 12, 2015
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    Damn shame. He was a monster back in the 90's. He actually guarded Dream a lot in that series.
     
    #14 count_dough-ku, Feb 12, 2015
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    *years
     
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    I am very sad to hear about this, I really admired his guts and courage, he was a fine player. Hope he pulls through it.
     
    #16 saleem, Feb 12, 2015
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    If he survives, he'll likely need a heart transplant. I wish him and his family all the best
     
    #17 shastarocket, Feb 12, 2015
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    Dude looked scary as hell back in the day. I would love someone like him on this Rockets team today.

    I wish him the best.
     
    #18 Jontro, Feb 12, 2015
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    He's about 350 pounds.
     
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