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Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is older than me.
Keltner List: Dikembe Mutombo
basketball-reference.com — After rupturing a quadriceps tendon in his left knee during Houston’s 107-103 playoff loss to Portland last... Tuesday, Dikembe Mutombo announced his retirement from the NBA. Mutombo leaves behind a legacy of being not only one of the NBA’s ... (more) Keltner List: Dikembe Mutombo
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Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc.
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myespn.go.com 4/22/2009 — The Oregonian quotes Dikembe Mutombo : "I'm going to need surgery. For me, basketball is over. I cried so much about it when I was laying on the floor." The Houston Chronicle's Richard Justice writes : His 18-year NBA career ended ...
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yougotdunkedon.com 4/25/2009 — Since Dikembe Mutombo suffered a career ending injury this week, I thought I would throw up some Mutombo dunks, including this one over Chris Mihm. Lemme tell you though it's a lot easier to find videos of Mutombo getting dunked on then it is to find vids of him posterizing someone.  ...
Chad Ford's Letter to Dikembe Mutombo
myespn.go.com 4/23/2009 — When he heard that Dikembe Mutombo's playing days were over, ESPN's Chad Ford cried, and wrote the big man an e-mail. It turns out that Ford's is one of the many lives Mutombo has forever enriched with his enormous heart. As background, you really ...
Video: The newest product, the "Dikembe Mutombo Arm"
tonyblogs.net 4/24/2009 — Every athlete gets in on the endorsement game after they've retired and now that Dikembe Mutombo is no longer an active NBA player, he's licensed his arm to start making some extra cash.
Tribute to Dikembe Mutombo
fourthandfifty.com 4/22/2009 — In a sad turn of events, the great Dikembe Mutombo has been seriously injured , in Game 2 of the Rockets Trailblazers Playoff Series. Although Dikembe previously announced his retirement at the end of this season, this latest knee injury will likely keep him out of the game for good. We ...
Dikembe Mutombo Dunks On Will Perdue
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A Final Farewell To Zo: Mutombo's DoneBleacher Report - NBA 4/30/2009
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