The NBA recently published a short documentary summarizing the life of Dikembe Mutombo – my favorite player/humanitarian. As the NBA’s new global ambassador, his work on and off the court will continue to inspire people to not only dominate their respective professions but selflessly give time to supporting the lives of others. Rock on, Mount Mutombo!

For those NBA fans out there, perhaps you can also vouch for the surprising start for the Houston Rockets. Without Tracy McGrady, without Yao Ming, without Dikembe Mutombo (yes, he’s on par with the first two) and without Ron Artest, we’ve managed to stay over 500. Nearly escaping with a victory in Toyota Center against the Lakers, a lot of skeptics have now shifted to supporting the underdogs. Read more  

Is anyone else ridiculously worried about the Rockets hitting rock bottom after a season of showing the NBA’s top teams what true teamwork entails? Sure, we picked up Trevor Ariza, but let’s be honest – he’s not enough. Read more  

In his debut season with the Houston Rockets, the once hot-headed Ron Artest had some pretty impressive numbers. He averaged the following per game in the ‘08-’09 regular season: Read more  

I can’t believe the NBA hasn’t gotten rid of such a controversial referee by now.