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.

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...

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...

I have seen the various reports about Dikembe Mutombo and smuggling and I simply don't know what to make of them. Here's a concise version, from ESPN's Shaun Assael, based on the United Nations' research into the matter: It's a 400-page report that, along with alleging cynicism and greed, describes how armed militias are looting the struggling country. But there...

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...

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 the Sixers: Tonight, the reserves for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game were announced and Sixer forward Andre Iguodala was selected for the first time in his career.  He becomes the first Sixer not named Allen Iverson to make an All-Star Game since Dikembe Mutombo in 2002.  The reserves were voted on by head coaches in each conference, who each picked seven players (two forwards...

Don't believe what you read T.. Former finger wagging Dikembe Mutombo was allegedly involved in setting up a sizable gold deal in Kenya that ended up with a Congolese general seizing $10 million worth of the mineral and the New York-based purchaser spending $30 million to free hostages taken in central Africa – The Houston Chron  has all the details. -TO Dikembe Mutombo...

"Yours for $5000. Priced to move." Okay. This is the best. And by “the best,” I mean “kind of the worst except for the sheer ridiculousness of that headline.” The Houston Chronicle published an in-depth report on Sunday chronicling an alleged scheme to smuggle gold from Africa to America that involved former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo. Dikembe...

The lasting image of Dikembe Mutombo as an NBA All-Star, goofy guy, and well-earned reputation as a humanitarian took a huge hit on Monday with a shocking Houston Chronicle report that details the former Defensive Player of the Year's role in an alleged failed gold scheme centered around Mutombo's former Congolese home. In the Chronicle feature, based around a United Nations...

Truly amazing stuff over at The Onion."He stuffed the new jobs bill right back in Harry Reid's face," Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told reporters. "And then when Reid tried to put the bill back up for consideration, Sen. Mutombo blocked it a second and then a third time. That's when I knew he had a chance at the record." "...

Truthfully, Hernia hero Dikembe Mutombo doesn't listen to music during sexy time. He reportedly just sings Barry White. We just wanted an excuse to post this brilliant video. [via College Humor]

by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni Throughout his life and basketball career, Dikembe Mutombo was known for blocking shots, wagging his finger after said blocked shots, and for doing tireless humanitarian work in the Congo. According to some business associates of Mutombo’s, Dikembe’s name and image aren’t entirely clean. They allege that the retired big man was...

14 years ago today on May 13th, 1997, the Bulls bounced the Hawks outta the playoffs and in honor of that defeat. MessenjahMatt recreated the best moment from that same game. You remember. It was during the opening minutes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Michael Jordan finally got his dunk on Dikembe Mutombo and gave Mt. Mutombo his own signature finger wave....

Dikembe Mutombo is a guy known nearly as well for his international humanitarian efforts as his post-block finger wag. A guy well respected around the league. But this could ruin that reputation — Mutombo was at the heart of a dirty deal to move $10 million in Congolese gold out of that nation and to…

Dikembe Mutombo, former NBA player and activist, has been chosen by the U.S. Census as a National Profile Partner. In his role, he will work with the Census and create outreach strategies to increase overall participation in the Census among African and African-American communities and also utilize the Census information for outreach projects to improve [...]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following press release: The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) announced today that NBA Legend Sam Perkins and NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo will travel as sports envoys to the Republic of South Sudan October 22-26, 2011....

Michael Jordan dunks on Mutombo and then gives him the infamous "Mutombo finger-wag" after.

Dikembe Mutombo sat courtside Wednesday night in Memphis with the organization hoping he can help influence Hasheem Thabeet...

Dikembe Mutombo, who has two Bachelor's degrees, an honorary doctorate, and speaks nine languages, is among the smartest players ever, but who tops the list?

Attention!: You may remember him from the finger wave he gave to players on countless occasions.  That finger wave indicated players not to come back into the painted area while he was roaming the block. Well, now you can catch Dikembe Mutombo in India, representing the NBA and it’s new court that will be unveiled. Mutombo has become [...]

When I heard that NBA great Dikembe Mutombo was going to be here at Special Olympics World Games in Athens I knew immediately I had to interview him. A global humanitarian specifically for his work with his Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, … Continue reading →

by David Cassilo/ @dcassilo On the court, Dikembe Mutombo has given us plenty of things to remember. The finger-wagging after blocked shots, the scene of him lying on the ground with the ball in his hands after his Denver Nuggets upset Seattle in the 1994 Playoffs, and let’s not forget his four NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards.  But for all of the impact Mutombo made...

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Retired basketball great Dikembe Mutombo (dih-KEM'-beh moo-TUM'-boh) will be receiving an honorary degree from a suburban Philadelphia college.