There has never been and never will be a player like Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, a brilliant ...

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history ...

Pat Graham | The Associated Press The Nuggets honor franchise legend Dikembe Mutombo, who died in September, at Ball Arena ...

“Dikembe was like the ultimate role model,” says Williams, who went on to reach a Sweet 16 and Elite Eight with the Hoyas and play nine seasons in the NBA. Mutombo played 18. “He wasn't the ...

It happened often, a stark scene caused by one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history. … which presented a strange contrast, really. Dikembe Mutombo the professional embraced and ...

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri had already finished speaking to reporters for NBA media day and came back out when he learned about the death of Dikembe Mutombo on Monday morning.

Legendary NBA player, Hall of Famer and Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 after a battle with brain cancer, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced on Monday. "Dikembe ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame, finger-wagging center who spent much of his post-basketball career as an ambassador for the sport, died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced Monday.

ATLANTA — NBA legend and Hawks great Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58 from brain cancer, the NBA said Monday in a league statement. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing ...

He was 58. According to the NBA, Mutombo succumbed to complications associated with brain cancer. “Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a ...

Legendary former basketball player Dikembe Mutombo passed away on Monday at the age of 58 due to brain cancer, which he had been battling for two years, the NBA announced. “Dikembe Mutombo was ...