Dang...former Georgetown legend Dikembe Mutombo has passed away at 58 years old due to brain cancer.

[BleedGopher]

Way too young. RIP big fella.

 

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[Frink]

Oh no! That's awful. He was a good soul and a real character

 

[GopherOhana]

read a book on coaching and myers-briggs personality types and the author claimed he was the only INTP in the NBA at the time

 

[FinnGopher]

Way too young. RIP big fella.

I have had a couple friends die from brain cancer. I HATE cancer.

 

[JZABR]

Way too young. RIP big fella.

RIP legend

 

[Slim Tubby]

With his humanitarian and charitable endeavors, especially in Africa, the man was truly a saint. RIP.

 

[HitMeAgainIAmStillMoving]

Someone had a tape of him at a night club saying "who wants to sex Mutombo". I think he got his share of the action.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

I have had a couple friends die from brain cancer. I HATE cancer.

My brother-in-law died from glioblastoma. It’s an insidious disease and an absolutely awful way to die.

 

[BleedGopher]

My brother-in-law died from glioblastoma. It’s an insidious disease and an absolutely awful way to die.

I'm so sorry to hear this. It's an absolutely horrible disease and sadly it seems like no progress has been made on the care/cure side.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

I'm so sorry to hear this. It's an absolutely horrible disease and sadly it seems like no progress has been made on the care/cure side.

Thanks Bleed, appreciate that. He and my sister tried every experimental treatment available, many of them not covered by insurance, and he still died inside the 18 months they estimated he had from diagnosis. So much more needs to be done for brain cancer.

 

[FinnGopher]

Thanks Bleed, appreciate that. He and my sister tried every experimental treatment available, many of them not covered by insurance, and he still died inside the 18 months they estimated he had from diagnosis. So much more needs to be done for brain cancer.

So many cancers that need more research to identify and cure.

My sister-in-law as well as my childhood best friend died from brain cancer. My bf died 3 months after diagnosis.
My dad and father-in-law died from pancreatic cancer. My mom died from ovarian cancer. All these cancers have very high body counts. We need a cure.