The NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Global Humanitarian Award "will ... I think we all could see ourselves in the same shoes." After winning MVP at BWB, Dieng spent a year at Huntington Prep in West ...

However, Sepeda gave a finger wag, à la the late-great Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member Dikembe Mutombo, to missing practice ... to ever put on a pair of Kobe’s or any basketball shoes. On Jan.

Wearing adidas shoes, Zatopek not only won the marathon ... They signed Ewing’s protege Dikembe Mutombo soon after he came out of Georgetown and incorporated his African hetitage into the ...

Unmatched legacy But beyond the slam dunks, championship rings, and signature sneakers, there are countless fascinating ... Jordan was going back and forth talking with Nuggets rookie Dikembe Mutombo, ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

“This new award and the basketball courts built in his name will honor Dikembe’s extraordinary legacy as a global humanitarian.” Selected fourth overall in the 1991 NBA Draft, Mutombo spent 18 years ...

Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Dikembe Mutombo put together a Hall of Fame career on the floor before hanging it up after 18 seasons in the league. He was an 8-time All-Star, a 4-time Defensive ...

NEW YORK — Dikembe Mutombo’s towering presence on the basketball court made him a household name. With his signature finger wag and unmatched shot-blocking ability, he dominated the NBA for nearly two ...