How This WAR PRISONER Became an NBA CHAMPION HD

The path to the NBA is difficult, but what if a player was imprisoned by the government, almost executed, and then won two NBA championships? Instagram- @mj2k_allday https://www.instagram.com/mj2k_allday/ I’m shouting out new followers! Get your SportzCases here! - https://sportzcases.com/ Promocode for 10% off: MJ2KALLDAY What is up dudes, dudettes, ballers, players, its ya boi MJ. First of all, thanks for the ALLDAY support. Giveaway winners will be announced on Friday. Show the power of the ALLDAY community by hitting that like button! It really helps me out. I’m sick out here and still grinding ALLDAY. The Instagram shout outs goes to Dez Maliwuaki and 2K. Pump and the ALLDAY notification squad shout out goes to Mac N’ Cheese! Thanks for the ALLDAY Support! I recently made an Instagram so follow me on Instagram for sneak peaks and everything basketball @mj2k_allday. But let’s get into it. Today I wanted to talk about DJ Mbenga, a man that was imprisoned by the Zaire government, almost executed, but then became an NBA champion. Now this is one of the most insane stories ever. DJ Mbenga was born in 1980 and had grown up in Zaire, or the Democratic Republic of Congo. For 17 years, his father had been involved with the government, making sure everything was running smoothly. Then, a new regime took over and everything went wrong. Keep in mind that this is during the time of Africa’s first world war and around the time period of the Genocide in Rwanda. The new regime would hunt down anyone who worked for the previous government. As DJ would put it, “I saw everyone dying with my own eyes”. Then Mbenga’s father was captured. The whole Mbenga family including his mother, brother, and himself were in danger of being executed. They were taken captive as prisoners and were in fact scheduled to be executed. It seemed like the end was near. But then a miracle happened. DJ’s father was able to negotiate some sort of deal that allowed his family to be free. After spending nine months in prison, DJ, his mother, his brother were finally free, but unfortunately his father was still held captive and would eventually be killed. Yet through this all Mbenga somehow was able to stay light-hearted. Mbenga was a naturally funny, kind-hearted person and he kept that with him as he and his family fled to Belgium as refugees. Mbenga would begin playing basketball there as he was growing taller and taller. He was then discovered by Belgian basketball legend Willy Steveniers who became a father figure and a mentor. Under Willy’s guidance, Mbenga began to get better and eventually started playing for a few professional Belgium basketball clubs. Then, it happened. Mbenga got a contract offer from the Mavericks in 2004. At this point in time, Mbenga is a 7 footer with amazing defense, but lackluster offense. He dealt with injuries his first year, had somewhat of a better time in his second season still being a reserve. In his 3rd year during the Western Conf