Actress and Singer Mandy Moore and NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo join United Nations Leaders to send the message that “Everyone can be a Champion in the Fight Against Malaria” United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign launches Dynamic Public Service Announcement at Crossroads of the Globe on World Malaria Day New York, NY (PRWEB) April 25, 2011 Today, as people all over the globe commemorate World Malaria Day, the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign debuted a new public service announcement highlighting the Champions in the fight against malaria on the Toshiba Vision screen in Times Square.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight-time NBA All-Star and Global Ambassador for NBA Cares Dikembe Mutombo recently traveled to Port au Prince, Haiti where he played a few rounds of half court with children at a UNICEF supported Sport & Peace program.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Dikembe Mutombo, former NBA player and activist, has been chosen by the U.S. Census as a National Profile Partner.

Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo says his 18-year NBA career is over, the Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday. The end came on a left knee injury in the second quarter of Houston's 107-103 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals on Tuesday. The eight-time NBA All-Star and four-time Defensive Player of the Year fell to the ground in pain and clutched his left knee after playing just two minutes. He was carried off the floor at Portland's Rose Garden on a stretcher. It's not something that I planned (but) it's over for me for my career, he told the newspaper.

Ron Artest scored 18 points and the Houston Rockets broke loose late in the fourth quarter Monday night to beat the New Orleans Hornets, 95-84. Luis Scola had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets, who won for the seventh time in 10 games without all-star Yao Ming, who was out with flu-like symptoms. Dikembe Mutombo, 42, played over 24 minutes as Yao's replacement. Houston moved to 1 1/2 games back of San Antonio for first place in the Southwest Division. Chris Paul had 29 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and six steals for the Hornets, who lost their second straight after winning nine of 10.