Dikembe Mutombo SAITAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 02: Former NBA Player, Dikembe Mutombo attends the Washington Wizards v Golden State Warriors - NBA Japan Games at Saitama Super Arena on October 02, 2022 in Saitama, Japan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images) (Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)
Dikembe Mutombo: What you need to know
Treatment: Basketball great Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. (Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)
Dikembe Mutombo SAITAMA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 02: Former NBA Player, Dikembe Mutombo attends the Washington Wizards v Golden State Warriors - NBA Japan Games at Saitama Super Arena on October 02, 2022 in Saitama, Japan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images) (Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images)
Bill Russell through the years NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: (L-R) NBA legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Alonzo Mourning, David Robinson, NBA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Bill Russell, Shaquille O'Neal, and Dikembe Mutombo pose backstage during the 2017 NBA Awards Live on TNT on June 26, 2017 in New York, New York. 27111_002 (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TNT) (Kevin Mazur)
Dikembe Mutombo poses with fans at DeKalb vaccination drive
Jan. 18, 2014 Former Atlanta Hawks player Dikembe Mutombo, left, greets former Ambassador Andrew Young at the annual Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18, 2014, in Atlanta. (David Tulis)
A large portion of the office’s state forfeiture spending — $39,000 — went for tickets, sponsorships and donations to functions hosted by well-connected nonprofits and churches, an AJC examination found. Many beneficiaries had no direct crime-fighting mission, including a charity founded by retired NBA player Dikembe Mutombo that brings better health care to the Congo.
Mutombo, in Belgium for a conference, wrote on his Facebook account, "God is good. I am in Brussels Airport with this craziness. I am fine." (John Bazemore / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
