On Monday, the Rockets shared a statement from owner Tilman Fertitta on X, formerly Twitter. "Dikembe was beloved ... who ...
In their own memory of Mutombo, the Houston Rockets shared an image of him making his iconic finger wave. "Today we mourn the loss of a true ambassador of our game, Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo ...
More NBA News: Trae Young Replaces Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2025 NBA All-Star Game Dikembe Mutombo #55 of Houston Rockets looks up at the clock in the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets on ...
It was 1996 when Dikembe Mutombo came to Atlanta in free agency ... player and an ambassador for basketball. In 2008, at a Houston Rockets benefit gala called Tux and Tennies, Mutombo showed ...
Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag. After all, they saw the original up close. Vernon Maxwell, a longtime guard, does a particularly strong version by adding ...
1966), commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a retired Congolese American professional basketball player last playing for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He was the oldest player in the NBA ...
J.J. did his best Dikembe Mutombo impression during his postgame ... as he set a career best with 1,598 yards on 112 receptions. Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney is voted the No ...
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 ...
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 ...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the creation of a new award honoring late NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo on ... New York Knicks and Houston Rockets. The 7'2" center was a defensive stalwart ...
Sports News // 4 months ago Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer ... gifted opposing fans a poultry-inspired prize during the Houston Rockets' season finale against the Los Angeles Clippers ...
We look back at one of Dikembe Mutombo's greatest legacy, the opening of the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital that he founded in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo.