DENVER -- There was a video tribute celebrating Dikembe Mutombo's big accomplishments on and off the court. Then, Denver Nuggets fans stood and applauded for 55 seconds -- his number. The late ...

It was 1996 when Dikembe Mutombo came to Atlanta ... One of the most iconic images in Denver Nuggets history is of Mutombo on his back, under the basket, clutching the game ball while crying ...

Dikembe Mutombo, in the words of NBA commissioner ... Taking down No. 1 The 1993-94 Denver Nuggets went just 42-40 in the regular season, but that was good enough for the eighth seed in the ...

Mutombo was born. I think Dikembe Mutombo’s career was born with the Denver Nuggets.” During and after his playing career, ...

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Dr. Groesbeck Parham remembers walking the streets of Atlanta with the late Dikembe Mutombo. "I was there visiting, and he had to get his passport renewed, so we parked the car and we were walking ...

NBA Hall of Fame center and global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo, known for his "infectious smile, his deep booming voice and signature finger wag," died Monday from brain cancer at the age of 58.

Denver becomes the first 8-seed to knock off a number one - Seattle - doing so on the road in overtime in this playoff classic. As time expires, the ball was in the hands of Dikembe Mutombo ...

As part of the NBA Africa All-Star luncheon, Silver revealed the NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian ... in the NBA from 1991 to 2009 with the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia ...