DIKEMBE MUTOMBO RUMORS

Basketball without Borders going to Tokyo, Moscow

The NBA's Basketball without Borders camps will go to Tokyo and Moscow for the first time. South Africa also will host a camp for the 10th time, the league and FIBA announced Wednesday. Led by Dikembe Mutombo and Sam Dalembert, the Tokyo camp will take place June 13-16. Players and coaches also will visit Sendai, where they will conduct a clinic for children affected by last...
Via AP on Fox  |  1 day ago

Flamingo taunts LeBron James

The most embarrassing taunts in the history of the NBA include Michael Jordan shouting over you, Dikembe Mutombo wagging his finger, and now a guy with a flamingo. H/T The Basketball Jones
Via The Victory Formation  |  6 days ago

Chicago Bulls Face Elimination Tonight, Not Embarrassment

When it happened for the first time back in 1994, no one could believe it. Lasting is the image of Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo lying on the floor holding the basketball in the air and smiling a joy that no other player for an eight-seed had ever felt in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Mount Mutombo (as he was known at the time) celebrates what was then the biggest...
Via Midwest Sports Fans  |  23 days ago

Dikembe Mutombo Loved Shaquille O'Neal in 'Kazaam' (Caption Contest)

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal was on the receiving end of some funny whispers recently by fellow legend Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo -- also known as Dikembe Mutombo. What the the heck were the big men talking about? NESN readers had a few ideas in Tuesday's edition of #NESNcaption, as the winners can be seen below. Andrew Lang BumbleBee Tuna David...
Via NESN.com  |  April 25, 2012

Mutombo, Nervous Fan, Watches Nephew

Former Georgetown and NBA star Dikembe Mutombo has seen plenty of big games. But there’s no... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Via Lost Lettermen  |  March 06, 2012

Mutombo caught up in African gold scam

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo fell into a gold-smuggling trap that saw millions of dollars handed over to a notorious Democratic Republic of Congo warlord, UN investigators said Sunday. Mutombo, who saw out a glittering 18-year playing career with the Houston Rockets, made a name for himself after his retirement in 2009 campaigning for good causes in his native D.R. Congo. He was mentioned...
Via Fox Sports  |  January 22, 2012

So You Think You’re Getting Real Gold From Dikembe Mutombo…………..??

GET THAT WEAK **** OUT, *****!! So THIS is what former NBA center/cookie monster Dikembe Mutombo’s been up to, huh? Trying to get you involved with a BIG TIME gold scam? Not too shabby, bro. Anyone ever hear what Dikembe’s REAL name is…..yeah, it’s this: Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo. No joke. Here is what Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo...
Via FloppingOut  |  January 16, 2012

Dikembe Mutombo Involved in Major Gold Scam

This sounds like an episode of Dateline. First off anyone trying to sell me a bunch of African Gold, I am just going to walk away.  It could be 100% legit, but they will never get any of my money. Way too many African Queens and Kings schemes going on for me to trust anything like that. Here is what Mutombo is being accused of. Mutombo was in New York on a more personal cause â...
Via BlackSportsOnline  |  January 16, 2012

Report: Dikembe Mutombo Involved With $10 Million Gold-Smuggling Scam in Africa

Dikembe Mutombo is being investigated for his part in a gold-smuggling scheme in his native Democratic Republic of Congo, which could have been worth as much as $10 million dollars. According to the Houston Chronicle, Mutombo was working with Kase Lawal, a Houston energy company chairman, to smuggle 1,045 pounds of Congolese gold out of Africa and into the United States in November...
Via NESN.com  |  January 16, 2012
JEWEL OF DENIAL

Mutombo in gold smuggle gone awry

The former NBA big man was reportedly part of a plot to turn over 1,000 pounds of gold into $10M, but the plan was thwarted before it was able to be implemented.

Via Lost Lettermen  |  January 16, 2012
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