Mutombo spent his retirement on humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, 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. He was 58 ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ...

But when Mutombo died of brain cancer on Monday at 58, most who knew him or knew of him paid primary tribute to his ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ...

Basketball fans have sadly marked the death of Kobe Bryant in 2020 and the passing of famed center Bill Russell in 2022. 2024 ...

The basketball world lost a literal and figurative giant Monday when it was announced that Hall of Famer and former 76ers center Dikembe Mutombo died at 58 following a battle with brain cancer. Mr.

On a day filled with unexpected sadness, the expectations are still quite loud and undeniable in Philadelphia.

Dikembe Mutombo, an NBA Global Ambassador and member of the Hall of Fame, has died from brain cancer, the NBA said in a ...

On Monday, the basketball world mourned the loss of Mutombo, a Hall of Famer and humanitarian known for his feats both on and ...

He was the missing piece. The best defender. The Hall of Fame glass-master. There’s no way the 76ers reach the NBA Finals in 2001 without the deadline addition of Dikembe Mutombo. He was the ...

In the pantheon of NBA greats, few figures loom as large—both literally and figuratively—as Dikembe Mutombo. Standing at a ...