DJ in LA

[Medvedenko]

http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/080121_lakerssignmbenga.html

Here comes the ring....I was hoping maybe next year for serious contention...but now we're a lock.....

:dizzy

[Shank]

Ugh.

Guaranteed for 5 fouls and 10 confused looks in only 3 minutes of play.

I like me some Mbenga, but he's not cut out.

[manufor3]

lol :)

[dallaskd]

good for him.

[Bruno]

DJ isn't the most talented player of the world but he plays with a lot of heart and you cna't root against him when you know his story :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Ilunga_Mbenga


Didier Mbenga was born in and lived in Zaire (the Democratic Republic of the Congo) for seventeen years as the son of a family involved in the Congolese government. When his father's term was over, the new regime hunted down everyone who worked for the previous leaders. His father died in unknown circumstances and it is unclear if the new regime were the ones behind it. During the war between the Tutsis and the Hutus Didier was falsely accused of being Tutsi and was put in a prison with execution waiting on him in the long run. In the year 1999, after a whole nine months being heavily mistreated in prison, Didier managed to escape after his brother bribed one of the prison guards. Fearing for their lives, Didier and his mother got on a flight out of Congo as soon as possible. The first available flight lead him to Belgium where they were given political asylum. Later on, he would also pick up the Belgian nationality.

Once in Belgium, Didier stayed at an asylum center in the town of Kapellen, where he was spotted on the streets by Belgian basketball legend Willy Steveniers. Impressed by his physical appearance, he offered to teach Didier the game of basketball. In the time to come, Steveniers would serve as Didier's personal basketball mentor as well as substitute father.

The duo's dream of Didier once playing in the NBA became reality in 2004, when he joined the Dallas Mavericks after spending a few years in various Belgian basketball leagues.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

:clap
Nice find Bruno.

[loveforthegame]

Not a bad signing, especially when you're thin at that position. He gave GS some good minutes. He's not going to score except on junk baskets but he rebounds, taps balls out, and can be physical.

[manufor3]

you can't root against him when you know his story :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Ilunga_Mbenga
Darn, he went through a lot.

[ludda]

Dude just gave all those Laker fans free tacos with his block of Kleiza, keeping the Nuggets at 99, under 100 points.

[Medvedenko]

Yup 2 blocks in like 4 min's....not bad....but he's going to play spot minutes and hopefully give you 6 fouls and maybe rebound and block a few shots...

[naico]

Darn, he went through a lot.

dude got beat and raiped on a daily basis in prison. He told his story over here in Belgium..I don't think there's anybody in the nba who's been through so much. You can't imagine what they did to him. It made him hard, and he gives you a 150 percent in practice, in the weight room and on court.

[ludda]

on a lighter note...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1rZBxn3Zx8

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

:lol

[manufor3]

on a lighter note...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1rZBxn3Zx8
:lol :lol

[LEONARD]

DJ Moose Daryl Johnston Mbenga...

[JamStone]

If that doesn't tell Chris Webber that his career is over that the Lakers would rather have Mbenga, I don't know what will.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

:lol

[Medvedenko]

Well, Cwebb is still looking at his options.....whatever that means. Maybe he can go with the heat and pull out a miracle.... hahahahahah

[nkdlunch]

I wanna see mbenga in Ultimate Fighting

[JamStone]

I wanna see mbenga in Ultimate Fighting


Or a Jackie Chan movie. Either or sounds good.