FILE - In this May 8, 1994 file photo, New York Knicks Anthony Mason (14) celebrates as the Knicks pull within one point of the Chicago Bulls during the fourth period of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinal game in New York. The New York Knicks spokesman Jonathan Supranowitz confirmed Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 that Mason, a rugged power forward who was a defensive force for several NBA teams in the 1990s, has died. He was 48. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)