The Atlanta Hawks are honoring Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo on Monday with a handful of neat tributes. A new court decal of Mutombo's silhouette doing his signature finger wag will be ...

It was 1996 when Dikembe Mutombo came to Atlanta in free agency, and by then, Hawks forward Tyrone Corbin knew that the 7-foot-2 center was more than just the game’s best defensive player.

1 / 10Dikembe Mutombo joined the Hawks’ Basketball Development staff to prepare a local youth basketball team for their trip to compete at Special Olympics Georgia. 1 / 10Dikembe Mutombo joined ...

''Like many across the globe, my heart is heavy with the loss of Atlanta Hawks legend and humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo. I am grateful for the opportunity to visit with him and his wife Rose at ...

Parham remembers people shouting, "Hey, Dikembe!" Mutombo was beloved in Atlanta, where he played from ... When Dieng played for the Hawks, he held a fundraiser at his house.

Dikembe Mutombo, in the words of NBA commissioner ... Mutombo, then with the Atlanta Hawks, swatted three consecutive Philadelphia 76ers shots. He followed each one with a finger wag as the ...

A larger-than-life figure and an indomitable spirit, Dikembe Mutombo was one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history. A feared shot blocker, he was a four-time DPOY winner; an eight-time ...

Late great center Dikembe Mutombo, who sadly died at just ... and a three-time All-NBA honoree with the Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, and Philadelphia 76ers. After helping Philadelphia reach the 2001 ...

The most notable of these were the Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks. By the time he retired ... his work with the Dikembe ...

ExploreMore AJC coverage of the Atlanta Hawks Over 50 games ... case to be the first Hawks player to win the award since Dikembe Mutombo (1996-98) begins Thursday. The team returns to the court ...

As part of the NBA Africa All-Star luncheon, Silver revealed the NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian ... to 2009 with the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets ...

Dyson Daniels has a shot at becoming the first Hawks player to win the DPOY award since Dikembe Mutombo won in 1998. Wembanyama was a considerable favorite to win the award, leading the league in ...