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Dikembe Mutombo always had dreams beyond basketball. His second family in Denver heard them all.

“He would just call and say, ‘I’m coming over. You got any food?'” Janet Buckner recalled from Dikembe Mutombo’s early days with the Denver Nuggets.

A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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"He would just call and say, 'I'm coming over. You got any food?'" Janet Buckner recalled from Dikembe Mutombo's early days with the Denver Nuggets.
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