'When I'm set on something, nobody really, especially something like this, nobody's changing my mind,' The 11-year NBA veteran is giving up his entire salary this season — $1.3 million — to build a hospital in his home country
In a league loaded with millionaires, Phoenix Suns center Bismack Biyombo is one in a million. The 11-year NBA veteran is giving up his entire salary this season — $1.3 million — to build a hospital in his home country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Biyombo has already established schools and basketball academies, but feels the most urgent need in his home country is healthcare. According to Biyombo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has only one doctor for every 10,000 people.
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