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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Congolese boy who traveled to Los Angeles to undergo surgery to remove a large tumor on his face died late Friday after having an adverse reaction to anesthesia. The Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, which co-sponsored 8-year-old Matadi Sela Petit’s travels and medical procedures, announced his death Saturday on social media. The […]
Remember the story about the African child that former NBA great Dikembe Mutombo brought to the US for a surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor on his face? Unfortunately, the youngster went into cardiac arrest during the operation. According to TMZ, sources familiar with the surgery say that at around 6 PM Sunday, more than 6 hours into the […]
The Philadelphia 76ers won the NBA Draft lottery.
NBA Hall of Fame basketball player Dikembe Mutombo was at the airport in Brussels Tuesday during the series of deadly terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital, but announced that he is safe and escaped injury. “I am safe here” and “I am fine,” the 49-year-old eight-time All-Star posted on his Facebook page along with photos. […]
Dikembe Mutombo, who registered 3,289 blocks during his NBA career, is among the 11-member Class of 2015 selected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, which was announced Monday. Mutombo, who played 18 NBA seasons and was an eight-time All-Star selection and four-time NBA defensive player of the year, will be enshrined along with […]
