Dikembe Mutombo Deletes Tweet Congratulating 76ers On Winning NBA Draft Lottery
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Photo: [object Object] The NBA draft lottery is tonight at 8 p.m., but Dikembe Mutombo’s Twitter account couldn’t wait until then to congratulate the Philadelphia 76ers for winning the first overall pick. The tweet, which had a photo of Mutombo and Allen Iverson, was quickly deleted.
Sixers big man Joel Embiid was perplexed, like everyone else:
Mutombo tried to play it off:
Whatever you say, Dikembe.
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