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NBA great Dikembe Mutombo survives 'craziness' at Brussels Airport

Of all places to be in the world on Tuesday morning, NBA star/turned humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo was at Brussels Airport during the suicide bomb attack.

Mutombo felt blessed to walk away unharmed on a day Islamic State terrorists claimed responsibility for killing 30 people and injuring another 230 or so in Belgium's capital during airport and metro train attacks.

The 7-foot-2 Mutombo announced his presence at the scene — and that he had escaped injury — on Facebook.

"I am fine," the 49-year-old Congo native wrote. "God is good. I am in Brussels Airport with this craziness.