{"id":298554,"date":"2022-10-15T20:21:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T18:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=298554"},"modified":"2022-10-15T20:21:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T18:21:31","slug":"nba-global-ambassador-dikembe-mutombo-undergoing-treatment-for-a-brain-tumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nba-global-ambassador-dikembe-mutombo-undergoing-treatment-for-a-brain-tumor\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo undergoing treatment for a brain tumor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA issued today the following statement on behalf of Dikembe Mutombo and his family:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cNBA Global Ambassador and Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor.\u00a0 He is receiving the best care possible from a collaborative team of specialists in Atlanta and is in great spirits as he begins treatment.\u00a0 Dikembe and his family ask for privacy during this time so they can focus on his care.\u00a0 They are grateful for your prayers and good wishes.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NBA issued today the following statement on behalf of Dikembe Mutombo and his family. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZkuqwwUFVG\">pic.twitter.com\/ZkuqwwUFVG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1581329760764170244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 4-time Defensive Player of the Year after a great playing career has worked on several humanitarian projects with the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 4-time Defensive Player of the Year after a great playing career has worked on several humanitarian projects with the Dikembe 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