VIA SI:
Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo said his lengthy career is finished after a knee injury knocked him out of the Rockets’ playoff game Tuesday night against the Trail Blazers.
“For me, basketball is over,” he said.
Mutombo, an 18-year NBA veteran, appeared to get tangled with Portland center Greg Oden and came down hard on his left leg late in the first quarter of Game 2.
He stayed prone on the court under the Blazers’ basket for several moments before he was taken away by stretcher. A preliminary examination revealed a knee strain and he was ruled out the rest of the game.
Afterward in Houston’s locker room, the 7-foot-2 veteran was on crutches and fighting back tears.
“Nobody ever thought they’d be carrying the big guy out like a wounded soldier,” he said.
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