Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe ... team. Mutombo taught Williams that the art of shot blocking was using the “off arm” to disrupt the shooter. “Hit ’em first, and ...

NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has passed away at 58 due to brain cancer. Known for his exceptional shot-blocking ...

Dikembe Mutombo, in the words of NBA commissioner Adam Silver, was “larger than life.” Mutombo, who died of brain cancer Monday at the age of 58, had an “indomitable spirit,” Silver said.

Dr. Groesbeck Parham remembers walking the streets of Atlanta with the late Dikembe Mutombo. "I was there visiting, and he had to get his passport renewed, so we parked the car and we were walking ...

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 ...

NBA Africa have established a new humanitarian award in honour of four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, Dikembe Mutombo. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver ...

“This new award and the basketball courts built in his name will honor Dikembe’s extraordinary legacy as a global humanitarian.” Selected fourth overall in the 1991 NBA Draft, Mutombo spent 18 years ...

Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Dikembe Mutombo put together a Hall of Fame career on the floor before hanging it up after 18 seasons in the league. He was an 8-time All-Star, a 4-time Defensive ...