Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo may not have gotten permission from Dikembe Mutombo to use the retired shot-blocking star's finger-wag celebration, but Mutombo says Biyombo "really doesn't need ...

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. He left a ...

Atlanta Hawks and NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo has died at age 58 after a battle with brain cancer. Back in 2022, Mutombo announced that he would be undergoing treatment in Atlanta. Mutombo spent five ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58 years old after a battle with brain cancer. Mutombo’s career spanned from 1991-2009, and featured eight All-Star appearances and four Defensive ...

Basketball Hall of Famer and former Denver Nuggets all-star Dikembe Mutombo has died after a two-year battle with brain cancer, the NBA announced Monday. He was 58. Born in Congo, the Denver Nuggets ...

A public memorial is set for Hawks legend Dikembe Mutombo at Georgia Tech on May 31. In September 2024, the NBA announced that Mutombo had died from brain cancer. He was 58 years old. The event will ...

Mutombo played 18 seasons in the NBA, mostly for the Denver Nuggets and the Atlanta Hawks, won four Defensive Player of the Year awards, made eight All-Star teams, was named to six NBA All-Defensive ...

Dikembe Mutombo's finger wag was forbidding, even as the man himself was an icon of acceptance. Shaun Powell Renowned for blocking all comers on the court, Dikembe Mutombo welcomed and helped all he ...

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.

Mutombo is receiving care from a team of specialists in Atlanta and is in "great spirits," NBA announced in a statement on behalf of Mutombo and his family. "Dikembe and his family ask for privacy ...