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Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame center, famous for blocking shots and wagging his finger at opponents, died Monday of brain cancer at the age of 58. "Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.
Former Philadelphia 76ers star Dikembe Mutombo is one of the best defenders in the history of the NBA. Mutombo won Defensive Player of the Year four times in his career and blocked 2.8 shots per game in his 18-year career. He led the league in blocks three ...
It was 1996 when Dikembe Mutombo came to Atlanta in free agency, and by then, Hawks forward Tyrone Corbin knew that the 7-foot-2 center was more than just the game’s best defensive player. Throughout much of his first six years in the league, Mutombo ...
Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, former New York Knicks center Dikembe Mutombo has passed away at the age of 58 after a bout with brain cancer. Mutombo, inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015, spent one year of an 18-season ...
NBA Hall of Famer and former All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo has passed away at age 58 today and the world mourns a great player and even better ambassador for the league. Mutombo always had a wide smile plastered on his face and a ferocious ability to ...
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