Mutombo's career is over

Greg Oden has Rogue's power. When he touched Mutumbo, he sucked his defensive abilities and nearly killed him.

 

It's really too bad. You know that the guy really loved the game. I'll always remember him on the floor at the end of game 5 against the Sonics in '94.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0nRGxNm6iA

 

One of the longest careers in NBA history. It sucks to be ended with an injury, but I'd bet a LOT of players would love to end their career "with their boots on" like Deke did, and well into his 40s!

I am glad that the injury was not caused by Oden; his knee just gave way. I don't want any Portland players to be thought of (or to think of themselves) as the kind of guys who injure others.

iWatas

 

Deebag... I thought the same thing... but thought it was some comsic rebalancing of age going on... with Mutombo sucking Greg Oden's old age out of him.

 

I agree. I thought that was awesome and showed true class of Portland fans.

 

Mutombo was a good basketball player, but an even better person. Not many people would donate $15 million of their own cash to open up a hospital. One of the goodest of the "good guy" atheletes.


http://www.nba.com/global/mutombo_arthospital_060814.html

 

One of the game's best ambassadors. Amazing player and even better human being

 

I'm glad I got to watch one of my favorite basketball players of all time play, if only for a few minutes. Mutombo will be remembered long after a lot of NBA champs are forgotten. Particularly by those lives he helped save in Africa.

 

I wish the best for Mutombo. A great basketball player and a great person. His finger wagging will be missed!

 

A real shame. He was a tremendous person, and one of the most under-rated players of all time.

As for the people who thought comparing Oden to Mutombo was an insult to Oden.....grow up!