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 ...

Dikembe had a special bond with the Hawks and his devoted fans ... "I don't think I ever thought my jersey would be retired," Mutombo told reporters at the time. "My name will stay forever." ...

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 ...

It was 1996 when Dikembe Mutombo came to Atlanta in free agency, and by then, Hawks forward Tyrone Corbin ... Sacramento that he had a deal with New Jersey to move up to No. 2.

Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo, who played for the Philadelphia ... into the Basketball of Fame in 2015. His #55 jersey ...

Groesbeck Parham remembers walking the streets of Atlanta with the late Dikembe Mutombo ... When Dieng played for the Hawks, he held a fundraiser at his house. Mutombo attended and told stories ...

Late great center Dikembe Mutombo ... the then-35-year-old Mutombo transitioned to another phase of his career. He served in a backup capacity for the New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, and ...

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 ... Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and Houston ...

Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Dikembe Mutombo put together a Hall of Fame ... The Sixers acquired him at the 2001 deadline from the Atlanta Hawks and he helped the Sixers reach the finals ...

“Dikembe Mutombo was an incredible basketball ... having played for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets.