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==Early life==

D.J. Mbenga lived in [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]] for seventeen years as the son of a family involved in the Congolese government. When his father's term was over, the new regime hunted down everyone who worked for the previous leaders. His father died due to unknown circumstances and it is unclear if the new regime were the ones behind it. During the war between the [[Tutsi]]s and the [[Hutu]]s D.J. managed to escape from a prison where he was about to be executed. Fearing for their lives, D.J. and his mother fled to Belgium where hethey spentwere playinggiven competitivepolitical asylum. D.J. was spotted by former Belgian basketball star Willy Steveniers, who was impressed by his physical talent and started teaching him the game. D.J. then played in the Belgian basketball league for a few years before jumping to the [[NBA]].

==NBA career==