Dikembe Mutombo Dies: Basketball Hall Of Famer Who Served As An Ambassador For The Sport Was 58
He was 58. The NBA said today that he died of brain cancer in Atlanta but did not give any other details. He had been ...
Why Dikembe Mutombo was 'more than a superstar' to the NBA, the DRC and Africa
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 ...
Dikembe Mutombo’s family returns to Philly, where a big piece of its ‘collective heart’ remains
When Carrie Mutombo arrived in Philly for her first real visit in more than 14 years, the childhood memories instantly flooded back. Spotting Boathouse Row with the “nice lights” on the drive to the ...
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Remembering Dikembe Mutombo: All-Star record setter and ‘phenomenal human being’
Mutombo, the charismatic 7-foot-2 center who registered 3,289 blocked shots — second only to Hakeem Olajuwon (3,830) in NBA history — died of brain cancer on Sept. 30. He was 58. The story of ...
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Announces Major New Award Honoring Dikembe Mutombo
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. 30 last year ...
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58
(WGHP) — Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime ...