Dikembe Mutombo: From finger wag to Geico ad. Moments we'll remember from former Rockets, NBA star
In a blowout of the Lakers in 2007, Mutombo blocked five shots, moving past Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become second in career blocked shots. Only Hakeem Olajuwon, the former Rockets great and an inspiration to Mutombo as a fellow African, collected more. Mutombo finished with 3,289. Olajuwon had 3,830.
The NBA named Mutombo its first Global Ambassador in 2009; he also served on the boards of the National Constitution Center, ...
Dikembe Mutombo, who has passed away at the age of 58, was selfless, powerful, and magnetic on and off the court.
The Basketball Hall of Famer leaves behind a mammoth legacy. Here are five of his most memorable moments that endeared ...
The humanitarian and NBA legend was grateful for the freedom he enjoyed, and understood the obligations that came with it.
On the court, he stopped people. Off the court, he helped people. In simplest terms, that is the legacy of Mutombo, the ...
like a crumpled-up piece of paper into a garbage can or a box of cereal into a shopping cart. In 1997, Mutombo started the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation. Troubled by seeing people needlessly ...
Before he took any questions during Chicago Bulls media day on Monday, maximum contract star Zach LaVine made his own ...
Mutombo spent his retirement on humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, ...
NBA Hall of Fame center and global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo, known for his "infectious smile, his deep booming voice and signature finger wag," died Monday from brain cancer at the age of 58.
USA: PERHAPS Dikembe Mutombo’s finger-wagging went a bit too far? The beloved NBA big-man—who died on Monday, of brain cancer ...
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