Tom Brady, the legendary quarterback for the National Football League, and Gisele Bündchen, the supermodel, announced their divorce on Friday via social media. The pair “grew apart,” according to Bündchen, and the divorce came after Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after initially declaring he was retiring.

“We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together,” Brady said in an Instagram story on Friday. “…We arrived at this decision to end our marriage after much consideration. Doing so is, of course, painful and difficult, like it is for many people who go through the same thing every day around the world.” 

Brady, 45, claimed that they are “blessed with beautiful and wonderful children” and that they will continue to parent them together.  Brady has a son, 15, from a former relationship with actor Bridget Moynahan in addition to his two children together.

He went on to say “We wish only the best for each other as we pursue whatever new chapters in our lives that are yet to be written”.

The 42-year-old Bündchen sent a statement of her own, expressing “great gratitude” for the couple’s time together.

“The decision to end a marriage is never easy but we have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always,” she wrote. 

The news comes amid reports that Bündchen had retained divorce attorneys a few weeks prior to the announcement.

In order to keep the marriage together, “she remembers drafting him a letter basically stating what kind of spouse she needs him to be for her,”Triggs said. And he said in an interview afterward that it was a wake-up call for him and he knew he had to make some changes because of it.

NFL veteran and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady announced his retirement from the sport on February 1 so that he could devote his “time and energy on other things that deserve my attention.” After starting his NFL career with the Patriots, he signed with the Buccaneers in 2020.

A month and a half later, though, he reversed course.

“I’ve come to terms with the fact that the stands are not where my true home is. We are approaching that point now. However, that day has not yet come “On Twitter, of course.

While Brady and the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl in his first season with the organization, this year has been a disaster for them.

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The NBA made the announcement on Saturday on behalf of Dikembe Mutombo and his family that the Hall of Fame center is having treatment for a brain tumor.

According to a statement released by the NBA, Mutombo, who is second all-time in career blocks, is commencing therapy in Atlanta and is in “excellent spirits.”

The league has claimed that Dikembe and his family have asked for privacy so they may focus on his care. They appreciate all the positive thoughts and prayers.

At 56 years old, Mutombo retired from the NBA following the 2008-09 season after 18 seasons with the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, and Houston Rockets.

Over his 18-year career, he won four Defensive Player of the Year awards, was named to three All-NBA teams and participated in eight All-Star contests. With a career total of 3,289 blocks, Mutombo is second only to Hakeem Olajuwon in NBA history and is 17th all-time in rebounds (12,359). (3,830). Mutombo’s signature was a witty wag of his right index finger that he made after every block.

Atlanta Hawks primary owner Tony Ressler remarked, “We know he will approach this challenge with the same determination and grit that have made him a legend on and off the court,”

Now that his playing days are over, Mutombo devotes much of his time to helping others. He has promoted basketball all around the world, but especially in Africa, where the second season of the Basketball Africa League just ended in May.

In 2015, Mutombo was recognized for his contributions to basketball by being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Just lately, he has made appearances at Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Springfield, Massachusetts, and two exhibition games in Saitama, Japan. In August, Mutombo and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken both made appearances in the Congo, Mutombo’s home country.

At one point during their time together, Blinken praised Mutombo, telling him, “You’ve done so much to bring the world together.”

The Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, which Mutombo established in 1997, is dedicated to enhancing Congolese people’s health, education, and well-being. A hospital with 170 beds was built with the help of his foundation in the country’s capital of Kinshasa, where it has provided care to over half a million people who could not afford it.

In addition, he has served on the boards of various organizations, such as Special Olympics International, the CDC Foundation, and the National Board of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

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After more than 20 years of success on the tennis court, Serena Williams has retired from the sport. Could be what she wants us to believe.

It was questioned of Williams on the September 13 episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” if she might return to tennis.

What, Fallon questioned, “is there no chance you’ll do a Tom Brady and say, ‘Maybe I’m evolving to coming back?'”

Williams shot back, “You know what? Tom Brady started an amazing trend. That’s what I want to say.”

Brady has stated that he will retire from the NFL after the conclusion of the 2021 season. Forty days later, Brady reversed his decision and said he would resume playing.

Williams discussed retirement in great detail on the show.

“I think retirement is something that’s super-earned, that people work really hard for,” Williams said. “But I just feel like I’m at an age where I definitely have a lot more to give, there’s a lot more I want to do, so I’m not going to be relaxing. There is so much more for me and I feel it’s more like an evolution of Serena.

“There [are] so many things that I’ve been wanting to do for so many years and I have such a passion for tennis for so long that I have never done it but now it’s time for me to try to enjoy those things.”

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