Rockets C Mutombo not ready to retire (AP)

 
Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo still isn't ready to retire. "I'm going to consider to keep playing basketball. The next part will be to tell my lawyer, David Falk," Mutombo said in Thursday's online edition of the Houston Chronicle. "My body and my mind is responding to the thrill of the game. The coaches and the fans and everyone are in there." Mutombo, listed at 42 years old, had considered... [link]

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In the HOUSTON CHRONICLE, Jonathan Feigen reports that ageless center Dikembe Mutombo wants to play another season if the Houston Rockets will have him. The oldest player in the NBA, the 42-year-old Mutombo played a key role this season in replacing ...
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