Tuesday, August 15, 2006

USATODAY.com - Mutombo helps Congo take a big step forward with new hospital

USATODAY.com - Mutombo helps Congo take a big step forward with new hospital: "Mutombo helps Congo take a big step forward with new hospital
Updated 8/15/2006 10:12 AM ET By Richard Drew, AP

By Roscoe Nance, USA TODAY
After 15 years in the NBA, Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo has the means to live the life he could only dream of growing up in Kinshasa, capital city of Congo.

Mutombo, who will earn $2.2 million for the upcoming NBA season, is able to own multiple homes and drive luxurious cars. But the memories from his youth compel him not to forget his impoverished homeland, the former Zaire."

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