Mutombo mulls NBA future, advocates support for Congo
By John Hareas, NBA.com
Posted Dec 15 2008 2:35PM
Dikembe Mutombo is not retired. The four-time NBA Defensive Player of
the Year and 17-year NBA veteran will be making a decision on his
basketball future within the next two weeks.
He's hoping people reading this article will make a decision today. A
decision to save lives.
"By text-messaging 'Congo' to 90999 on your cell phone, you can raise
awareness for $5," Mutombo said. "We are trying to receive
international support for the people of the Congo who are suffering
daily from deadly diseases such as HIV, AIDS and Malaria. More than
five million people have died and that number is growing. Last year,
more than 1.4 million children have died from Malaria alone."
Someone who has been instrumental in his foundation about the plight
in Africa is Bono, lead singer of the uber rock group, U2.
"Bono is a personal friend of mine and he has done a lot in creating
the awareness of the pain and suffering of the people of Africa," said
Mutombo.
"He and I continue to work today to see how can we bring a change to
Africa. All the people of Africa need hope, need to know that there is
somebody out there who are thinking of them, worrying about them and
who are willing to come and help them just a little bit."
Asked whether he has ever invited Bono to an NBA game, Mutombo
laughed. "He always invites me to a concert when he's in America. I've
gone to several shows. I never got a chance to invite him to a game.
Maybe I should think about it next time."
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