Anthony Mason was the Knick in Notorious B.I.G. song says Fat Joe

Fat Joe put an end to one of rap's great sports-related mysteries.

On the track "I Got a Story to Tell" from his 1997 posthumous album "Life After Death" the late Notorious B.I.G. rapped about getting with a girl who was dating a New York Knick.

According to Fat Joe, who was apearing on ESPN's "Highly Questionable" with Dan Le Batard Monday, the Knick in question was the late Anthony Mason, who died last February at age 48.

"I could tell you but I don't want to be disrespectful... But um... It was about Anthony Mason, Rest In Peace," Fat Joe said while talking to LeBatard and co-host Bomani Jones.

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Le Batard had been looking for an answer to this question for some time. He had John Starks on his show in 2014 and while Starks said he knew who the song referenced, he wouldn't give up his former teammate.

Since we aren't exactly comfortable printing the exact lyrics to the song, let's paraphrase: "I Got a Story to Tell" talks about how Biggie hooked up with some girl, they went back to her place and they were left in a compromising situation when her man, a Knicks player - allegedly Mason - arrived home.

The woman stalled by asking him to bring her a drink. In that time Biggie rapped that he realized he had his gun, tied up the woman, covered his face with a scarf and made it look like he was robbing the place so the two wouldn't get caught. The song concludes he left with a substantial amount of money.

But that's what the song said. Don't take that as total fact, warns Fat Joe.

"... And Ant Mason's my brother. I love Ant Mason. But you gotta also know, that rap is entertainment. We stretch the truth. We change things up," Joe said.

After realizing the mystery was solved, Le Batard and Jones were left stunned - and thankful.

"I feel like I'm WikiLeaks or something," Joe laughed.

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