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re: Dikembe Mutombo dies of brain cancer

Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:47 am to
Posted by LSUDVM1999
North Carolina
Member since Aug 2010
2473 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:47 am to
Mutombo and Alonzo Mourning were the Twin Towers at Georgetown.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
82662 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:49 am to
Oh man..that's terrible. RIP big man
Posted by Vandyrone
Nashville, TN
Member since Dec 2012
7980 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:51 am to
Damn. So sad.

I’ll always remember that epic shot of him hugging the ball on the floor at the end of the Nuggets 1994 playoff series upset of Seattle. He was so happy.
Posted by Keys Open Doors
In hiding with Tupac & XXXTentacion
Member since Dec 2008
32892 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:33 am to
Did any of you know he was diagnosed with brain cancer two years ago? I didn’t know. I thought maybe he was private about it like Norm Macdonald was about his cancer, but apparently he made an announcement a couple of years ago.

That’s terrible. May he rest in peace.
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
43337 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 12:04 pm to


One of the true good guys in sports. RIP.
Posted by GeauxZone90
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2010
3636 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 12:08 pm to
Dam a legend from my childhood
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
139098 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 1:01 pm to
Same, I had no idea.
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
32720 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 1:30 pm to
RIP, loved him during his Hawks years.
Posted by crazy4lsu
Member since May 2005
39820 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 1:42 pm to
Gutted. I met him a few times. Great guy.
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
56304 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 1:49 pm to
It’s a credit to him that he’s best known for being a legitimately great dude when he’s also legitimately one of the league’s GOAT defensive players. The Nuggets’ upset of the Sonics might still be the GOAT upset in league history.
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
86171 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 2:21 pm to
Nobody dunks in the house of Mutumbo.
One of my all time favorites.
A good man.
RIP.
Posted by BatonrougeCajun
Somewhere in Texas
Member since Feb 2008
7591 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 3:16 pm to
“Who wants to sex Mutombo?” Is an all time great pick up line
Posted by Syd
Member since Sep 2012
5042 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 5:42 pm to
Damn at 58. That’s too young. Wave that finger up high my man. Respect.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
85651 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 6:01 pm to
One of the articles I read today said he originally went to Georgetown on an academic scholarship and only joined the basketball team his second year there. No idea if that’s true but pretty cool if it is.
Posted by DownSouthCrawfish
Lift every voice and sing
Member since Oct 2011
41213 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 6:18 pm to
quote:

One of the articles I read today said he originally went to Georgetown on an academic scholarship and only joined the basketball team his second year there. No idea if that’s true but pretty cool if it is.
Yep. Was a 7’2 pre med student until Thompson found out about him.
Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
Member since Oct 2010
15297 posts
Posted on 9/30/24 at 8:24 pm to
Damn this one hurts. Was a great guy. Hell of a player. RIP
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