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David Stern Appoints Dikembe Mutombo Global Ambassador for the NBA

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:11:12 +0000

I know this is somewhat old news, and as such, this article may not see much traffic. But I don't care. I have been thinking about how to approach this article since the story broke, and I felt the best way to do so was to just explain to people the life that Dikembe Mutombo has lived. Mutombo was known for his tough, defensive play. The four-time defensive player of the year was not shy about letting his presence be felt on the court, as well as making you look bad in the process. The famous finger wave is what I will always remember, especially during his days with the Rockets. I will never forget him doing the finger wave when he blocked Shaquille O'Neal one game, then Shaq did the same later in the game and was awarded with a technical foul. The reasoning was Dike had learned to wave his finger to the crowd, rather than at the player. But this article is not about his on-court achievements. Dike is one of the great humanitarians of our time. He rarely thinks of himself before others, ...

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David Stern Appoints Dikembe Mutumbo Global Ambassador for the NBA

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:38:41 +0000

I know this is somewhat old news, and as such, this article may not see much traffic. But I don't care. I have been thinking about how to approach this article since the story broke, and I felt the best way to do so was to just explain to people the life that Dikembe Mutumbo has lived. Mutumbo was known for his tough, defensive play. The four-time defensive player of the year was not shy about letting his presence be felt on the court, as well as making you look bad in the process. The famous finger wave is what I will always remember, especially during his days with the Rockets. I will never forget him doing the finger wave when he blocked Shaq one game, then Shaq did it later in the game and was given a technical foul. The reasoning was Dike had learned to wave his finger to the crowd, rather than at the player. But this article is not about his on-court achievements. Dike is one of the great humanitarians of our time. He rarely thinks of himself before others, and was never shy about ...

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Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:02 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.

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Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:30 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.

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NBAPA director Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:23:01 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's ...

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Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:01:33 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.

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Hunter Plans Bargaining Meeting With Stern Soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:40:54 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.

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Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:39:23 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.

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Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:39:07 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.

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Union says NBA player salaries will fall this season

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:37:17 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.

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Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:37:13 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up.

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Union expects meeting with Stern soon (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:33:01 +0000

NBA players' association director Billy Hunter plans another negotiating session soon with commissioner David Stern, and here's something that might come up. The union says player salaries will fall this season, which would be only the second drop in the salary cap era. Hunter was in Brooklyn, where the union partnered with the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club to distribute 500 turkeys...

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Mutombo joins NBA as global ambassador (AP)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:25:30 +0000

Dikembe Mutombo is joining the NBA as a global ambassador. The league announced Mutombo's hiring to the newly created position on Tuesday, with commissioner David Stern calling the eight-time All-Star "one of sports' outstanding humanitarians." Besides being a four-time NBA defensive player of the year, Mutombo is known for his charitable work.

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Mutombo joins NBA as global ambassador

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:22:18 +0000

Dikembe Mutombo is joining the NBA as a global ambassador. The league announced Mutombo's hiring to the newly created position Tuesday, with commissioner David Stern calling the eight-time All-Star "one of sports' outstanding humanitarians."

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NBA hires Mutombo, who will serve as global ambassador

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:10:46 +0000

NBA Commissioner David Stern announced today that Dikembe Mutombo will join the NBA in the newly created position of global ambassador. Mutombo will report to Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility & Player Programs, Kathy Behrens.

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ESPN's Bill Simmons gets us: He hates Clay Bennett, too

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:01:02 +0000

Almost no one challenged NBA commissioner David Stern's motives with the Sonics. The same people who professed love for this city ignored it when Seattle needed their help the most. Bill Simmons was the exception.

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