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Dikembe Mutombo, an NBA star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, is having treatment for a brain tumor in Atlanta, the league revealed on Saturday.According to a statement released by the NBA on behalf of his family, the 56-year-old former shot-blocking legend is “in terrific spirits.”The statement reads, “He is in fantastic spirits as he begins therapy and is receiving the best care from a collaborative team of physicians in Atlanta. “Dikembe and his family want discretion at this time so they can concentrate on his treatment.”The NBA’s commissioner, Adam Silver, continued, “Dikembe, one of the world’s great humanitarians, is in our thoughts and prayers.”The 7-foot-2-inch Mutombo, who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, initially attended Georgetown University in Washington on a scholarship for academics in 1987. In his second year, he joined the basketball team, and in his third year, he became famous.Denver Nuggets’ fourth-round pick in the 1991 NBA Draft, Mutombo went on to win four NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards and make eight All-Star appearances. He spent 18 seasons with Denver, the Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver.He entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015 and retired second on the league’s tally of career blocks.He is also renowned for his charitable endeavors off the court. Mutombo founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation in 1997, two years before quitting the NBA, with the goal of enhancing education and quality of life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Thanks for reading from Ghsplash a news publishing website from Ghana. Share this article, For spelling mistakes and other related issues contact us
