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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Congolese-American basketball player (1966–2024) "Dikembe" and "Mutombo" redirect here. For other uses, see Dikembe (disambiguation) and Mutombo (name). Dikembe Mutombo Mutombo with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2002 Personal information Born (1966-06-25) June 25, 1966 Léopoldville ...
Hall of Famer, humanitarian and legendary shot blocker Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58, the NBA announced on Monday.The cause of death was brain cancer, which he was diagnosed with in October 2022.
Mutombo retired at the end of the 2008-09 season, finishing his career with 11,729 points (9.8 per game) and 12,359 rebounds (10.3 per game). He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball ...
Dikembe Mutombo, a towering NBA Hall of Famer who was renowned for his defensive dominance and finger-wagging celebrations, has died from brain cancer, the NBA said in a statement on Monday. He ...
— Cleveland center Jarrett Allen, who revealed Monday that he wanted to bring back Mutombo's finger-wag celebration before being told that the Hall of Famer had died earlier in the day. ___ “Like many across the globe, my heart is heavy with the loss of Atlanta Hawks legend and humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo.
NBA legend and Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58, following a battle with brain cancer, the league announced Monday. “Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life ...
DIkembe Mutombo: 1966–2024 National Basketball Association center — 2 years [278] Johnny Oates: 1946–2004 MLB catcher and manager Glioblastoma multiforme 3 years [279] Kim Perrot: 1967–1999 Basketball player on the Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Metastatic (lung cancer) —
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced.