Before the rebounds hauled in and before the swooping dunks over his opponents — even before the Dikembe Mutombo-esque finger wag that he puts on blocked shots — Bismack Biyombo is a thinker.
The Toronto Raptors’ centre is always looking at the bigger picture, always aware of the opportunity that being a pro athlete has afforded him. In the midst of his fifth year in the league, a breakout season that promises to open up the vault for the 23-year-old this summer, he continues to think of his native Congo.
Almost two weeks after setting a franchise-record with 25 rebounds in a game, Biyombo will use Wednesday’s date with the Atlanta Hawks to donate $1,000 for every rebound he gets.