The center who won multiple NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards and whose philanthropy helped his native Congo died of ...

In a blowout of the Lakers in 2007, Mutombo blocked five shots, moving past Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become ...

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said. “On the court, he was one of the greatest ...

Today we mourn the loss of a true ambassador of our game, Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo. Dikembe spent 18 seasons in the NBA, ...

Houstonians and sports fans around the world are mourning the loss of Dikembe Mutombo, the professional Basketball Hall of ...

Today we mourn the loss of a true ambassador of our game, Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo,” the Rockets said in a statement.

NBA Hall of Fame center and global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo, known for his "infectious smile, his deep booming voice and ...

Jeff Van Gundy, Bernie Bickerstaff and Mutombo's teammates on the legacy of the beloved player: "There was no way you could ...

The Hall-of-Famer played 18 seasons in the NBA, including for the Houston Rockets, and won Defensive Player of the Year four ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador ...

The humanitarian and NBA legend was grateful for the freedom he enjoyed, and understood the obligations that came with it.

His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor. The NBA said he died ...