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Kenny Thomas, right, embraces Anthony Mathis Thursday at Bosque School as the two UNM alumni are preparing for Sunday’s Lobos-on-Lobos exhibition basketball game at the Pit. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)
Brandon Mason’s text message on Friday afternoon read like a cry for help.
“I can’t walk. Played 2 games. I’m hurting bad.”
Mason, the 39-year-old former New Mexico State Aggie player and UNM Lobos assistant coach, among numerous other playing and coaching stops through the years, is setting up for the third time a mid-summer Lobo hoops alumni all-star event, which will be played Sunday in the Pit.