“Mase calls me, and he’s just screeching. Every other word out of his mouth was ‘fuck.’ Fuck this. Fuck them,” Cronson says. “I just told him to lay low. I’d never heard Mase this angry before. And I tell him: ‘Mase, don’t go to the practice facility, since they told you to stay away. Just let the thing blow over.’ ” But Mason, a habitual line-stepper, opted to poke the bear. He attended the Knicks’ game that night at the Garden as a spectator, high-fiving fans while sitting in the 300 level and wearing a New York Rangers jersey. His presence drew enough attention that television cameras
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