Mutombo was back in the city to celebrate her late father, Dikembe, the Basketball Hall of Famer and the sport’s greatest humanitarian who died of brain cancer in September. Though Dikembe ...

Mutombo’s humanitarian efforts towered above his basketball career. “Dikembe was ... way older than me,” Maxwell recalled. “Great father, great ballplayer. But the ballplayer stuff ...

Dikembe Mutombo, more than anything ... In 1997, his mother, Marie, suffered a stroke. His father tried to take her to the one hospital near the family’s home, but there was a curfew in place ...

Parham remembers people shouting, "Hey, Dikembe!" Mutombo was beloved in Atlanta ... a tuition-free school named after his father. He was a spokesperson for UNICEF and CARE, working to eradicate ...

His son Ryan Mutombo said he was proud of his dad’s acts of kindness across the globe and his pure heart. In his tribute, he said his father was accessible to everyone and gave freely.

A larger-than-life figure and an indomitable spirit, Dikembe Mutombo was one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history. A feared shot blocker, he was a four-time DPOY winner; an eight-time ...

In loving memory of Dikembe Mutombo, a true giant both on and off ... school outside the city of Mbuji-Mayi named after his father who served as an educator for 38 years. As an NBA Global ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the creation of a new award honoring late NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo on Saturday. As part of the NBA Africa All-Star luncheon, Silver revealed the NBA Africa ...

The NBA is paying tribute to one of its best defensive players ever. Late great center Dikembe Mutombo, who sadly died at just 58 following a battle with brain cancer on Sept. 30 last year ...