WEST SEATTLE, Washington, January 19, 2010 (WSFB) – The NBA’s growing legion of apathetic fans has elected former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo  to the league’s 2010 All Star game this year, despite the fact that he has retired.

Mutombo, 43, is said to be considering accepting the invitation regardless of a bad knee that forced him into retirement.  “I want to play in the NBA until I am 65,” the 7′2″ Congo native told the WSFB in his trademark deep and intimidating voice.  Mutombo then added, “ha ha just kidding little reporter man, I only want to play in All Star game this year for the free schwag and to party with Kobe.”

Mutombo, a well known figure in humanitarian circles, then flashed his trademark smile and departed to assist men and women of lesser stature than his own.

The announcement of Mutombo being voted onto the NBA All Star team comes at the same time as the controversial voting of Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady to the team as well.  Iverson has not played well this season while McGrady has played about 2 seconds on the court and is currently not with his team. Yet somehow both were voted ahead of others that were more deserving.  It is believed that the All Star voting system the NBA uses is flawed and that allowing players and coaches to help decide who makes the team would result in a more fair process.

However the WSFB thinks that the Dikembe Mutombo voting is different due to the sheer awesomeness of Mutombo as a former player and contributor to society.  We support the Mutombo vote, and also hope to encourage the public to vote for other amazing contributors to the game of basketball that might have one more game left in them, including Latrell Sprewell, Charles Barkley, Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning.