The NBA has a newest oldest player. I am not sure exactly who that is but I know who it was. It was Dikembe Mutombo…until last night. Mutombo was playing with the Rockets last night in Portland for game 2 against the Trailblazers when he tangled his left knee with Portland center, Greg Oden, and fell to the ground and had to be helped off on a stretcher.
Mutombo, Friend to all
The larger than life athlete spent his college summers interning for the Congress of United States and for the World Bank. He is also the founder of the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to improve living conditions in his native Democratic Republic of Congo.
4-Time NBA Defensive Player of the Year
It was unfortunate for a big guy who managed to escape serious injuries, have his career end in the playoffs by such a severe injury. “I cried so much about it when I was laying on the floor,” Mutombo told KRIV- TV. “But when I got in the locker room, (Rockets athletic trainer) Keith Jones and I talked that I needed to be positive and thank God for the wonderful 18 years I have.”
