PORTLAND, Ore. -- Houston Rockets reserve center Dikembe Mutombo injured his left knee in Tuesday night's playoff game against the Trail Blazers and left the court on a stretcher.
Mutombo appeared to get tangled with Portland center Greg Oden and came down hard on the leg late in the first quarter of Game 2.
Mutombo stayed prone on the court under the Blazers' basket for several moments before he was taken from the court. A preliminary examination revealed a knee strain and he was ruled out the rest of the game.
After the game, Mutombo fought back tears and suggested he was not only done for the playoff, but for his career. The 7-foot-2 left the arena on crutches.
"For me, basketball is over," he said.
Mutombo, who has played for 18 seasons in the NBA, played 18 minutes in Game 1 of the series and had nine rebounds.
"I cried so much about it when I was laying on the floor but when I got in the locker room I decided to be positive and thank God for the wonderful 18 years that I had."
Mutombo, an eight-time All-Star won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award four times and stands at second on the NBA's career blocks list with 3,289.
原帖由 Eggio 於 2009-4-22 02:34 PM 發表
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Houston Rockets reserve center Dikembe Mutombo injured his left knee in Tuesday night's playoff game against the Trail Blazers and left the court on a stretcher.
原帖由 Eggio 於 2009-4-22 02:34 PM 發表
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Houston Rockets reserve center Dikembe Mutombo injured his left knee in Tuesday night's playoff game against the Trail Blazers and left the court on a stretcher.
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