Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo was known for finger wagging after blocks but Derrick Coleman says he was the first to do it ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a shared skill among former NBA stars who played from 1991 to 2009. Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag. After all, they saw the ...

Languages: English. The NBA is paying tribute to one of its best defensive players ever. Late great center Dikembe Mutombo, who sadly died at just 58 following a battle with brain cancer on Sept.

While fans love to watch offense, it's a common mantra that defense wins championships, and protecting the rim is vital in ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the creation of a new award honoring late NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo on Saturday. As part of the NBA Africa All-Star luncheon, Silver revealed the NBA Africa ...

The NBA is honoring one of its most beloved and influential players by announcing the NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award, writes Marc J. Spears of Andscape. The Hall of Fame center, who ...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the inception of the 'NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award' on Saturday to honour the Congolese-American professional basketball player ...

NBA Africa have established a new humanitarian award in honour of four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, Dikembe Mutombo. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ...

His 85-game block streak passes NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon for the fifth longest of all time. Only Patrick Ewing, Mark Eaton, and Dikembe Mutombo have held longer streaks. Victor Wembanyama now ...