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Mutombo rejects lottery conspiracy after Twitter mistake
- Updated: May 17, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Dikembe Mutombo is rejecting the idea of another NBA draft lottery conspiracy.
Mutombo congratulated the Philadelphia 76ers on winning the No. 1 pick with a tweet Tuesday that came about four hours before the lottery. But he tells The Associated Press it was a “mistake that happened” and that he had no knowledge that the 76ers would win.
“I want to let people know there was no conspiracy,” Mutombo said in a phone interview.
Mutombo played for the 76ers during his Hall of Fame career and now works for the NBA as a global ambassador. On Tuesday afternoon, he received an email from the Sixers organization asking him if he would post a congratulatory message on Twitter if the 76ers won.
The email, obtained by AP, showed some sample tweets that could be …
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