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The NBA's oldest player is ready for more. Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo, who will turn 42 next month, said Thursday he would like to return for an 18th NBA season. Mutombo planned to retire after each of the past two seasons, but his success filling in for Yao Ming each season convinced him to postpone those plans in order to prolong his career as one of the best defensive players in league ... [link]

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Dikembe Mutombo Will Probably Never Retire
Published 5/16/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
We can all agree that this is a good thing, yes? © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online, 2008. | Permalink | 2 comments Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more ...

The 10-man rotation, starring the NBA headband
Published 5/16/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Jeff Foster are all set to take part in the Indy 500 Festival Parade. 6th: The Dream Shake. Poker star Phil Ivey either really hates the Utah Jazz, or really loves his Crackberry. 7th: CelticsBlog. A Jeff Clark blog thoroughly enjoys LeBron James talking in the third person. 8th: The Blowtorch. Jannero Pargo's internal monolgue during last night's game. 9th: Houston Chronicle. Mutombo, who will turn 42 next month, still has a finger wags in him. ...

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