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...always just a bit suspicious: Dikembe Mutombo of Zaire, Toni Kukoc of Croatia, Georghes Muresan of who-knows-where (not to mention Anthony Mason of Miami) all standing sternly, introspectively, for a tired old song they hear night after night? As the national anthem strikes up before every National Basketball Association game, the trash-talking, the rivalries and the sneaker contracts all fade into the background as the players appear to become consumed, if only for a moment, by their national pride. Television cameras--on the rare occasions when the anthem is televised-- zoom in for tight close...
Lastly, as noted in the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated, players like Chris Dudley, Jimmy Jackson, Jamal Mashburn, Dikembe Mutombo and Kevin Johnson have added a charitable spirit to the NBA. Through hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations, these men have aided everthing from the Dallas public school system to the medical needs of Zaire's poor...
There is no consensus on the best college player in the draft, but the top prospects are forwards Larry Johnson of UNLV, Billy Owens of Syracuse, Doug Smith of Missouri and Stacey Augmon of UNLV, center Dikembe Mutombo of Georgetown and guards Kenny Anderson of Georgia Tech and Steve Smith of Michigan State. Owens and Anderson are underclassmen...