Appreciation: Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Fame player, had impact far beyond the game
The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that ...
For Dikembe Mutombo, basketball was but a vehicle for what really matters
No one in the game was bigger, or better, at getting people to think about others beyond themselves than Dikembe Mutombo.
Dikembe Mutombo Believed in the American Idea
The humanitarian and NBA legend was grateful for the freedom he enjoyed, and understood the obligations that came with it.
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador ...
Jared Goff’s perfect game, plus remembering Pete Rose and Dikembe Mutombo
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Joel Embiid and the 76ers mourn Dikembe Mutombo during 'sad day' in Philadelphia
On a day filled with unexpected sadness, the expectations are still quite loud and undeniable in Philadelphia.
How Dikembe Mutombo defended the hoop, hope and happiness
A tribute to Dikembe Mutombo, whose' finger wag was forbidding, even though the man himself was an icon of acceptance away ...