Celebrate DiKembe Mutumbo Day
Team FYN Sports August 18, 2015
On Tuesday, Sept. 1st, Chairman John H. Eaves, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, and the Atlanta Hawks will honor NBA great, Dikembe Mutumbo. The ceremony will take place at 9 am at the Fulton County Government Center Atrium located at 141 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Mutumbo played 18 seasons in the NBA and held down the paint for the Hawks from 1996-2000 before being traded in 2001. Mutumbo is known for his trademark finger wag which he would flash after a block. He stands only behind Hakeem “the dream” Olajuwon as the NBA’s best shot blockers. Mutumbo received the NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times and was an 8-time all star.
For all of his professional accomplishments, Mutumbo is celebrated for his contributions to humanitarian work. In 1997, he started the Dikembe Mutumbo Foundation to help better the living conditions in his native Democratic Republic of Congo. That same year, the Foundation began plans for a $29 million, 300-bed hospital in the capitol city, Kinshasa.
Ground would be broken in 2001, but construction would not start until 2004 as Mutumbo had trouble getting donations for the project even after donating $3.5 million of his own money. By August, 14th, 2006, Mutumbo had donated $15 million to the completion of the hospital and was opened on Sept. 2nd, 2006. The hospital is named after Dikembe’s mother, Biamba Marie Mutumbo, who died from a stroke in 1997.
When the hospital opened in 2007, it was the first of it’s kind in that area in 40 years. It sits on a 12-acre site just outside Kinshasa in Masnia, where almost a quarter of the city’s 7.5 million live in poverty.
ATLANTA HAWKS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP WITH FANDUEL FOR 2015-16 SEASON
Team FYN Sports July 8, 2015The Atlanta Hawks today announced an exclusive alliance between the club and FanDuel, the top daily fantasy sports company in the world. The partnership will provide fantasy players with opportunities to receive VIP hospitality experiences during Hawks home contests and will also grant FanDuel prime marketing space at Philips Arena, the No. 1 sports and live entertainment venue in the Southeast.
“We are thrilled to embark on this innovative partnership with FanDuel, the leading one-day fantasy sports provider,”
said Andrew Steinberg, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of the Atlanta Hawks.
“The Atlanta Hawks are proud to count FanDuel amongst our core partners, and look forward to creating unique opportunities to engage our fans.”
The partnership calls for FanDuel to receive high-value exposure with the Hawks and Philips Arena, including the appearance of company marks along the sideline of the playing surface, and exciting opportunities for interaction with Hawks fans and FanDuel players, such as the chance to be Hawks CEO for a day. FanDuel will also become a presenting partner of reigning NBA Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer’s weekly local radio show on flagship WZGC-FM 92.9 The Game.
“The Hawks are an amazing organization and we’re eager to start working with them,”
said Nigel Eccles, CEO of FanDuel.
“Atlanta is home to some of the nation’s biggest basketball fans and this is a fantastic opportunity to reach such a passionate audience.”
Branding opportunities for FanDuel will extend to the Hawks’ mobile application, where the company will attach its name to a game available exclusively on the app. As an additional benefit, FanDuel will receive the ability to distribute Hawks tickets and VIP experiences for winners of free-to-play one-day fantasy games.
Friday’s Free Agent Frenzy Update
Opinion, Team FYN Sports July 6, 2012
For those sports fan that are deeply enamored with the Major League All-Star game coming up shortly, and those just counting down until football season, the NBA’s annual free agent frenzy has begun in a big way. While the biggest news nationally maybe Nash to Hollywood and Deron Williams staying put on Jay-Z and Kayne’s thrown, locally Hawks fans have been dancing in the streets thanks to new general manger, Danny Ferry’s, furious finagling. (more…)
Basketball, Brain Brawling and Big Brothers
Featured Stories, Opinion, Team FYN Sports July 2, 2012
This is not a movie review, that’s coming later when the nerds rally for Amazing Spiderman tonight. No this is a tale of a trip to Amherst Massachusetts to see my “Big” brother get his doctorate, and swing by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, which is about 20 minutes from my brother’s apartment. (more…)
J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Opinion, Team FYN Sports April 29, 2012
What a difference a day makes. By waiting an extra 24 hours for this week’s Two Minute Drill, we were able to witness and discuss one of the NBA’s greatest players going down with a debilitating injury plus all seven rounds of the 2012 NFL Draft. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the five biggest stories from the week that was:
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LT’s 2011 Final Football Thoughts and Then Some
Opinion, Team FYN Sports February 8, 2012
The Super Bowl has come and gone, Eli “More Rings” Manning, beat Tom “Marsha” Brady and Bill Belicheat to claim the fourth super bowl for the New Jersey Giants. “Slick” Saban beat “Time” Les Miles for the SEC’s sixth straight Bull Crap System National Championship. The Super Bowl is always bittersweet for me, because on one hand it’s the biggest game, and on the other it means FOOTBALL IS OVER. (more…)
LT’s New Year Sports Thoughts
Opinion, Team FYN Sports January 5, 2012
To quote Eddie Murphy in “Trading Places,” “Merry New Year” I know the New Year is a few days old, but that’s okay, my New Year doesn’t begin until after the bowl season. Speaking of bowl games, did anybody actually go to bowl games this year? There were quite a few bowl games that had more empty seats than a Jennifer Aniston movie. (more…)
The Truth About Atlanta Apathy
Opinion, Team FYN Sports May 17, 2011
Fans of Atlanta teams have had a bad rap from national pundits for far too long. I for one am sick and tired of the hog wash that is, “Atlanta fans are terrible.” It’s not true at all. Fans of Atlanta, or as Awesomevile from Dawsonville of Squidbillies fame would say “Etlanta,” teams are an extremely passionate bunch. The problem is we have been repeatedly tricked into believing that our team, be it the Braves, Falcons, Hawks, and soon to be relocating, Thrashers, will actually end a postseason holding up the championship trophy; only to watch as our team losses, often in embarrassing fashion, yet again. (more…)
J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Opinion, Team FYN Sports January 7, 2012Welcome back to “The Drill”. There’s a lot to cover in sports this week, so let’s get going: (more…)
J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Opinion, Team FYN Sports January 14, 2012J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill – January 14th, 2012
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J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Opinion, Team FYN Sports February 25, 2012
Hello again, and welcome to another edition of The Drill. It’s race season once again, so in the spirit of raceday being a little over 24 hours away now, let’s start our engines up and take a look at what the world of sports has to offer for our amusement this week: (more…)
J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill
Opinion, Team FYN Sports March 17, 2012
Saturday is here once again, which means it’s time for another edition of J-Hill’s Two Minute Drill. The clock is ticking and the gun is about to sound, so let’s take a look at what the world of sports has to offer for our amusement and bewilderment this week: (more…)