Dikembe Mutombo: Basketball Hall of Famer dies aged 58 | CNN
WEB1 day ago · Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo – known for his shot-blocking and famed finger wave after denying opponents at the hoop – died Monday from brain cancer aged 58, according to the NBA.
Dikembe Mutombo, Hawks legend and Hall of Famer, dies at age 58
WEB1 day ago · Atlanta Hawks and NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo has died at age 58 after a battle with brain cancer, according to multiple reports. ... Shaquille O'Neal, and Dikembe Mutombo pose backstage during the ...
Dikembe Mutombo, a Towering N.B.A. Presence, Dies at 58
WEB1 day ago · Sept. 30, 2024. Dikembe Mutombo, who arrived at Georgetown University as an international student with aspirations of being a doctor but who instead became a towering presence in professional ...
Dikembe Mutombo, the most unappreciated Sixers great and Joel …
WEB1 day ago · Mutombo blazed a path to the NBA for 70 African-born players and created a path to a better life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Maybe that’s because the Sixers lost those Finals in five games and Shaquille O’Neal, offended that Mutombo said he didn’t need defensive help, averaged 33 points, 15.8 rebounds, and 3.4 blocked ...
How Dikembe Mutombo's Charm Made the World Smile | TIME
WEB1 day ago · September 30, 2024 1:40 PM EDT. P erhaps Dikembe Mutombo’s finger-wagging went a bit too far? The beloved NBA big-man— who died on Monday, of brain cancer, at 58—started his signature move ...
For Dikembe Mutombo, basketball was but a vehicle for what …
WEB23 hours ago · Even as the Lakers’ Shaquille O’Neal bludgeoned Mutombo during a five-game pounding of the 76ers in the 2001 NBA Finals, Mutombo didn’t back down. But no one in the game was bigger, or ...
Dikembe Mutombo - Wikipedia
WEBMatched up against Shaquille O'Neal, Mutombo averaged 16.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks. A free agent, he re-signed with the Sixers after the season to a four-year, $68 million contract. [48]
Shaq DESTROYS 2001 DPOY Dikembe Mutombo x The 76ers in …
WEBWatch Shaq Legendary performance in 2001 NBA finals vs '01 Defensive Player Of The Year Dikembe Mutombo And The 76ers | Shaquille O'Neal Full Highlights Comp...
Dikembe Mutombo’s lasting impression on NBA brethren: ‘We …
WEB20 hours ago · 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 ...
How Mutombo's challenge ignited Shaq's dominance in '01 NBA …
WEBFeb 22, 2024 · Behind the ferocious power he imposed to charge the invincible Los Angeles Lakers to the 2001 NBA championship over the Philadelphia 76ers was Shaquille O'Neal getting fired up after the overconfidence displayed by Dikembe Mutombo right before their seven-game series.