Dikembe Teaches Yao about Charity

[The Stig]

sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3511093

Not sure if this has been posted here before, but I thought it was a nice story. Yao wants to help out with earthquake relief in China and building schools, so he got some advice from the NBA's charity king, Dikembe.

[lichoya68]

wow what a great hoya and person wow this guy deserves some gu recognition for his stuff as does zo with the kidney and overton foundation thing WOW and seads been starting too PROUD TO BE A FELLOW HOYA its more than bball folks MUCH MORE go hoyas go deke go zo go sead too adn everyone

[tashoya]

Thanks for that. Nice article. Deke is some kinda role model. Here's the link to his foundation site if anyone wants to check it out or help out.

www.dmf.org/aboutdmf1.php?show=accomplishments

[RDF]

The work that Deke, Zo, and other guys like Sead, Courtland and Omari have done--not to mention the numerous other Hoyas is what Georgetown basketball is all about. Never gets old to read about this stuff and makes you proud to be a fan of the program.

Yao has been a great represntative and is carrying torch and just wonder how much an influence Patrick and Dikembe have been off the court as well as on it for him. I think Yao deserves the credit--but it's intersting he's had both as mentors--one as a coach and other as a teammate.

[lichoya68]

MAYBE I TOLD THIS ALREADY BUT GREAT STORY i asked jack degioia at a gu meeting once when he was talking about some agreements with china... if hed SEEN A SEVEN FOOTER OVER THERE.. and hes says well let me tell you... i was in some huge dinner meeting with lots of people ..and some big wig chinese official... and at the end of the meeting ...they rolel in a huge tv for the 100s or 1000s to watch ...and pres says ..whats that? ...and the guy kinda beams and says .... GONNA WATCH THE HOUSTON ROCKETS ... you know ,,, very proudly he say...s you know yao ming ... so our pres says.... as hes watching ...without missing a beat.. hey see the bench thats yaos center coach ....patrick ewing ... GEORGETOWN.. adn ..then see his back up ...whos teaching him alot .... thats dikembe motombo GEORGETOWN.. its not just about bball ..and our accademic alliancse.... MIGHT JUST GET US A FREAKING SEVEN FOOTER TOO... go deke ..youve tutored yao ....in much MORE than bball ....proud to be a hoya...yup

[The Stig]

A reporter's account of a Dikembe-Ewing-Yao dinner: sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/players/03/07/first_person0314/

They don't talk about charitable stuff, but it's still got some good stuff.