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Bucks cutting ties with MasonThe Milwaukee Bucks confirmed Monday that they were working on an agreement to remove forward Anthony Mason from the team. Mason has two guaranteed years left on his contract worth about $10 million. "We are engaged in negotiations with Anthony Mason's representative with respect to terminating his contract," general manager Larry Harris said in a statement released by the team. Although Harris did not elaborate, it's no secret that the 37-year-old Mason doesn't fit into the team's youth movement. Also, Mason has taken blame for being a disruptive force in the locker room over the past two seasons. Mason played in 65 games last season, averaging 7.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 32.6 minutes per game. In 2001-'02, he played in all 82 regular-season games and averaged 9.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 38.3 minutes. Mason was signed by the Bucks as a free agent during the George Karl-Ernie Grunfeld era on Oct. 25, 2001. Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Ford has plenty of driveMilwaukee Bucks rookie guard T.J. Ford was awash in a sea of kids late Monday afternoon at the Bradley Center. Ford had just filmed a television spot for the Second Harvest food bank that involved the youngsters and afterward, they had Ford surrounded as they all patiently awaited an autograph. "Everybody got some paper?" Ford inquired. Those who didn't borrowed a scrap from a friend and Ford, writing against a refrigerator door at courtside, accommodated everyone. Later, after the group had departed, Ford sat down courtside for an interview. It probably felt good for Ford to get off his feet for a bit, as he has been a busy man. Not only Monday, but ever since the Bucks used their No. 9 overall choice in the college draft last June to select the 5-foot-10 point guard from Texas. Ford recently returned to Milwaukee from New York, where he had attended the weeklong Rookie Transition Program that is conducted by the National Basketball Association and is mandatory for all first-year players. He worked out at the team's practice facility Monday, filmed the television spot, did the interview and was then ready to call it a day. Ford could then turn his attention to the opening of the Bucks' training camp today. Under a new league rule this season, players with three or fewer years of experience in the league report to camp today. All players are required to attend media day on Thursday, and the entire roster will then practice for the first time Friday. Ford said he wasn't sure what to expect as he prepared for his first training camp, especially since coach Terry Porter is beginning his first season at the helm of a team that has undergone a major face lift in recent months. Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bucks Negotiating Termination of Mason's ContractThe following statement is from Milwaukee Bucks General Manger Larry Harris regarding Anthony Mason's contract: "We are engaged in negotiations with Anthony Mason's representative with respect to terminating his contract." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Bucks Sep 2003 Archive
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