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Mutombo joins NBA as global ambassador (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Dikembe Mutombo is joining the NBA as a global ambassador. The league announced Mutombo's hiring to the newly created position on Tuesday, with commissioner David Stern calling the eight-time All-Star "one of sports' outstanding humanitarians." Besides being a four-time NBA defensive player of the year, Mutombo is known for his charitable work.