Basketball Player

Anthony Mason – Cause of Death, Age, Date, and Facts

The basketball player Anthony Mason passed away at age 48, this age of death has to be considered premature. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Anthony Mason and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Former NBA forward who was selected to his only All-Star game in 2001 and was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year in 1995 with the New York Knicks.

He was taken 53rd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1988 NBA Draft after playing 4 years of college basketball at Tennessee State.

He made acting appearances in the 1996 film ‘Eddie’ with Whoopi Goldberg and the 1998 Woody Allen film ‘Celebrity.’

His son Anthony Mason Jr. played college basketball at St. John’s University. He has another son named Antoine.

He played the last two seasons of his NBA career on the Milwaukee Bucks, alongside All-Star shooting guard Ray Allen.

How did Anthony Mason die?

Anthony Mason's death was caused by congestive heart failure.

Mason suffered a heart attack in early February 2015 and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He died on February 28, 2015, in New York City at the age of 48.
Information about the death of Anthony Mason
Cause of deathCongestive Heart Failure
Age of death48 years
ProfessionBasketball Player
BirthdayN/A
Death dateFebruary 28, 2015
Place of deathManhattan, New York, United States
Place of burialN/A