I think I post this every year so sorry if you’re getting tired of it, but it was paramount to me as a 15-year-old trying to figure out how I felt about Oklahoma State. Desmond Mason made it an easy place to fall for.
At the 2001 Slam Dunk Contest over All-Star Weekend, Mason took home the trophy as the best dunker in the NBA. Craig Sager (RIP, big man) asked him shortly thereafter for his thoughts on the plane crash at Oklahoma State. This was the year after Mason left Stillwater.
“It’s been hard,” said Mason.