Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo is a retired Congolese professional basketball player. He was drafted 4th overall in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. In 2007, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for shots blocked with 3,256, and the oldest NBA player (at age 41) to grab 20 rebounds during a game. Mutombo had an 18 year career in the NBA. During the 2nd Game of the Playoffs, Mutombo landed awkwardly and had to be carried from the floor. Mutumbo announced retirement on April 23, 2009, after 18 seasons of playing basketball.[1]