NEW YORK - Former 76er Dikembe Mutombo is not a mind reader and did not have any inside information, but his tweet a few hours before Tuesday's NBA draft lottery congratulating the 76ers for the earning the first pick certainly was certainly an attention getter.
The Sixers, who had the greatest chance of earning the first pick (26.9 percent), did indeed get that selection. And afterward, Mutombo was happy for the team and sad that he became a headliner on draft night.
"It was a mistake on my part," Mutombo said in a telephone interview with the Inquirer.