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

Dikembe Mutombo, a shot-blocking ... He was selected for eight all-star teams, made the NBA Finals twice and averaged 9.8 ...

"He's a rebounder, he's an intimidator, he can change the game all by himself, offensively and defensively." Deke's addition ...

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life ... of the Philadelphia 76ers’ last campaign to get to the NBA Finals that featured transcendent star Allen “AI” Iverson.

"Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life," NBA ... In Philadelphia, where Mutombo played for the 76ers in the NBA Finals in 2001, Daryl Morey spoke of being a rookie general manager in Houston ...

30 (UPI) --NBA Hall of Fame center and global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo ... into the Hall of Fame in 2015. Mutombo's defensive moves dominated the 1994 playoffs and helped lead the No. 8 seed ...

"Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life," Silver ... He was also part of the Sixers team that reached the NBA Finals in 2001. Mutombo was also inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a towering NBA Hall of Famer who was renowned for ... for his dominant defensive performance in the 1994 playoffs, when he helped lead the Nuggets to a massive upset over the ...

"Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said ... in the first round of the 1994 Western Conference playoffs. That best-of-five series marked the first time ...