Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (R) shoots over New Orleans Hornets' D. J. Mbenga during Game 6 of their NBA Western Conference first round playoff basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana April 28, 2011. Los Angeles won the game. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol (16) celebrates after being fouled by New Orleans Hornets D. J. Mbenga (28) during Game 6 of their NBA Western Conference first round playoff basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana April 28, 2011. Los Angeles won the game 98-80. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol (L) is fouled by New Orleans Hornets' D. J. Mbenga during Game 6 of their NBA Western Conference first round playoff basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana April 28, 2011. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Los Angeles Lakers' Andrew Bynum (L) out rebounds New Orleans Hornets' D.J. Mbenga (R) during Game 6 of their NBA Western Conference first round playoff basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana April 28, 2011. Los Angeles won the game. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Miami Heat center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11) shoots over New Orleans Hornets center D.J. Mbenga (28) during the first half of their NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana October 3, 2010. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Los Angeles Lakers' Didier Ilunga-Mbenga arrives for a ceremony honoring the 2009 NBA basketball champions in the East Room at the White House in Washington, January 25, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin (L) slam dunks over Los Angeles Lakers center D. J. Mbenga (28) during Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference final basketball playoff game in Los Angeles, May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin (R) slam dunks over Los Angeles Lakers center D. J. Mbenga (28) as Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (L) looks on during Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference final basketball playoff game in Los Angeles, May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASKETBALL) 

Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin slam dunks over Los Angeles Lakers center D.J. Mbenga of Congo during Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference final basketball playoff game in Los Angeles, May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES SPORT BASKETBALL IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony (L) fouls Los Angeles Lakers center D.J. Mbenga during their NBA basketball game in Denver February 27, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Denver Nuggets J.R. Smith hangs on the basket after slam dunking over Los Angeles Lakers (R-L) Kobe Bryant, D.J. Mbenga, and Lamar Odom during the first half of Game 4 of their NBA playoff series in Denver, Colorado, April 28, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Dallas Mavericks' Didier Ilunga-Mbenga (R) fouls Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas in the first half of their NBA basketball game in Washington, December 5, 2006. REUTERS/Joe Giza (UNITED STATES)