Not good news. Former Houston Rockets center and Naismith Basketall Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor according to a statement released by Mutombo’s family through the NBA.
Former NBA center Dikembe Mutombo is in “great spirits” while undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, his family said in a statement released by the NBA.
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