Talk:Dikembe Mutombo

message: I like Dikembe, but I find this a little point of view, dont you guys agree???
"Antonio Poisonous Cherry Martin"
:Agreed. And perhaps sexist too. --Dpr 05:04, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: POV

message: I thought his full name was longer than that. KSchutte 01:09, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Talking about Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean Jacques wa Mutombo Akamatonasa Kowialata Tatabokinoltamosa Mutabola si Koshkatamogo Tagakirioksomotolak Makaslkkm Otoomanokorumbo Sinotaocosama Chiwatonakaloso Jamalitpundi Sajalu Mutabaofaka Nihow Chichaw? The bincent (talk) 01:38, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Full name? 

message: Is it correct to add a picture if you made it yourself at the arena? Or are the 'copy'richts still with the team / arena / NBA?
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Does anyone know what causes his hoarse voice?--Gusiman 02:08, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo author rights 

message: Note that an event is considered to be "unprecedented" if it is the first and only time that it has occured.  i.e., it is the only example of such a feat.  Mutombo's four Defensive Player awards was unprecedented, until Ben Wallace also accomplished the feat recently. --Madchester 05:45, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "unprecedented"

message: Isn’t it redundant to say Mutombo is a wa Mutombo (of Mutombo)? --moyogo 20:55, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *shrugs* That's the way he's been listed in the NBA official register.  In any case, does Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje really need two Boumtje's? My understanding is that many African names have apparent redundancies, but I'm not an expert by any standard.  Zagalejo 05:43, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  wa Mutombo 

message: I thought that fan at the Magic game was suspended for one year from all NBA arenas
here's the story
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2644074
ROASTYTOAST 04:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  controversy 

message: I don't know if any of you saw the recent Washington Post article by Uzodinma Iweala Stop trying to 'Save' Africa, but in it, its asked, "Why do Angelina Jolie and Bono receive overwhelming attention for their work in Africa while Nwankwo Kanu or Dikembe Mutombo, Africans both, are hardly ever mentioned?"  I thought this was a good question for WP:CSB, and as I don't know Kanu so well, I thought I'd come over here and add some stuff about Mutombo's humanitarianism.
Anyway, I have a question.  The article says he personally donated $3.5 million to the hospital, and $15 millin to its construction.  The USA Today article I read talks about the $15 million, but it could be that the $15 million was donated by the foundation through funds raised by Mutombo (possibly including the $3.5 million).  Does anybody know for sure about this?  Best, Smmurphy(Talk) 16:15, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Humanitarian work 

message: IS he really 41, how do we know for sure. I thought he was older.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.37.146 (talk) 05:59, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Age

message: In this article, I found, stuck in without a section of its own in the middle of the article, a quasi-table (lots of information without an actual table) for Mutombo's career earnings and for his college statistics.  I have split each off into its own section, but I do not know how to create tables on Wikipedia, so now I'm calling upon a Wikipedia user who knows how to format the information properly.  I should also note that none of the information was sourced, so you might want to check and see if it is, indeed, correct.  Thanks... 71.127.195.64 (talk) 15:05, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  College Stats & Career Earnings Sections 

message: I erased the second mention of Mutumbo's B.A. in linguistics and diplomacy, which was in "Personal life". This fact is more relevant under the "Georgetown University" section.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by StanHater (talk • contribs) 03:26, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Repetition 

message: I think it is a bit early to label this a career ending injury. As of now Houston doctors haven't even checked on his knee and during the game Houston officials listed his injury as a 'knee sprain' which honestly can mean anything from a torn ACL to just a minor injury. Obviously he said that he believes the injury to be career ending, however IMO this can't be said for sure until there is an official diagnosis. As a result I don't think this should be listed as a fact here on Wikipedia. Hadoriel (talk) 10:51, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Career ending injury 

message: Since nobody has put this here yet:  ;-) 75.62.109.146 (talk) 02:56, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mutombo in U.S. Senate 

message: Since he was born while Zaire still existed with that name, shouldn't the place of birth say Zaire and not the RD Congo?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.246.44.138 (talk) 20:16, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth 

message: I have looked up "personal life" section in this wikipedia entry, but I have discovered this in
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1153364/6/index.htm
>In 1994, when NBA center Dikembe Mutombo was engaged to Michelle Roberts, a med student, Roberts refused to sign a premarital contract the day before the wedding. Five hundred guests—including a large party from Mutombo's native Democratic Republic of Congo—had begun flying in to Washington. "[Roberts] never signed," Falk says, "and Mutombo never married the girl." Calling off the nuptials reportedly cost him $250,000.
It's about the financial problems faced by many present and former athletes.  Please reconcile it with what is in this wikipedia entry.
:Please review WP:BLPNAME. We do not need to list every failed relationship. Morbidthoughts (talk) 19:58, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about marriage which didn't happen? 

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