There has never been and never will be a player like Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, a brilliant ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a shot-blocking, finger-wagging basketball Hall of Famer who dominated on defense at Georgetown and in the ...

Pat Graham | The Associated Press The Nuggets honor franchise legend Dikembe Mutombo, who died in September, at Ball Arena ...

Every meeting with Mutombo, who died late last month at 58, just seemed unforgettable. The gentle giant of a man would go on to reach the Basketball Hall of Fame for his collegiate and ...

New York - Dec. 02, 2014: Basketball player Dikembe Mutombo attends the 10th Annual Unicef Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com ...

As sports fans continue to grapple with the recent death of Dikembe Mutombo from brain cancer at the age of 58, many are remembering him as more than a star basketball player who famously led the ...

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri had already finished speaking to reporters for NBA media day and came back out when he learned about the death of Dikembe Mutombo on Monday morning.

Mutombo. He wagged that index finger part-playfully, part-sternly, like a scolding parent, right after blocking a shot and sending the basketball into orbit, often toward the fifth row.

As Georgetown remembers Dikembe Mutombo, it is not just about mourning his passing but also celebrating the joy he brought to ...

ATLANTA — NBA legend and Hawks great Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58 from brain cancer, the NBA said Monday in a league statement. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing ...

The basketball world lost an icon on Monday when Dikembe Mutombo died at 58 years old. Not only was Mutombo a star on the court, he was a memorable figure for both his humanitarian work and his ...