Antoine Mason Will Miss Auburn S Game At Texas A M Following His Father S Death

Antoine Mason averages 15.2 points per game, second-most on the Auburn roster. Auburn’s release did not specify how much time Mason would be away from the team.

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Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl sent out a message to Mason on Twitter shortly after the announcement:

Anthony Mason often attended Antoine’s games at Auburn Arena.

“The cool thing is in certain games, if I mess up or do something, I can picture him with his facial expression, and I start laughing and get into a comfort zone,” Antoine said of his father Monday. “We have like a deep connection. He doesn’t have to be here for me to know he’s watching me.”