NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo to endure remedy for mind tumor

Jenny Goldsberry

Oct 15, 06:29 PM Oct 15, 07:20 PM

NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo was uncovered to have a mind tumor at the age of 56.

Mutombo will get remedy for the tumor, of which its cancerous mother nature is unfamiliar, in Atlanta. The basketball affiliation claimed he is in "great spirits" amid the cure.

"He is getting the best treatment possible from a collaborative workforce of specialists in Atlanta and is in fantastic spirits as he begins procedure," the NBA stated in a assertion. "Dikembe and his relatives question for privacy through this time so they can target on his treatment. They are grateful for your prayers and very good needs."

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"We’re all pulling for you, Dikembe," the Denver Nuggets Twitter account wrote Saturday. Mutombo was initially drafted by the Nuggets in 1991.

"The Atlanta Hawks organization extends finest wishes to Dikembe Mutombo for a entire recovery as he begins therapy for a mind tumor," proprietor Tony Ressler claimed in a statement. Mutombo performed with the Hawks from 1995 to 1996. "We know he will approach this obstacle with the very same perseverance and grit that have created him a legend on and off the courtroom. Our ideas, prayers and support are with Dikembe, Rose and their whole loved ones."

Mutombo is an NBA World Ambassador and was commemorated into the Hall of Fame in 2015. Across his 18-season vocation, he recorded 3,289 blocks, which is the second-most subsequent to Hakeem Olajuwon's file.