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

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.

Basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58. KINSHASA, ...

Hall of Famer and eight-time NBA All-Star Mutombo died at the age of 58 following a battle with brain cancer Monday and ...

Dikembe Mutombo, whose Hall of Fame basketball career included four NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards and was an ...

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Players, coaches and league executives from around the NBA have been taking to social media to honor the late Mutombo, who ...

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And if you grew up playing basketball in the ’90s, chances are you said "Not in my house!" with a finger wag afterward— ...

Coming late to basketball, he nevertheless found stardom, retiring with the second-most blocked shots in league history. He ...

Four-time NBA defensive player of the year and 2015 Hall of Fame inductee Dikembe Mutombo died after a battle with brain ...

The NBA has announced that Global Ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 ...