Dikembe Mutombo, Basketball Hall of Famer and former Rockets center, dies at 58 from brain cancer
“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said. “On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others.
Today we mourn the loss of a true ambassador of our game, Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo,” the Rockets said in a statement.
The center who won multiple NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards and whose philanthropy helped his native Congo died of ...
The Hall-of-Famer played 18 seasons in the NBA, including for the Houston Rockets, and won Defensive Player of the Year four ...
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In a blowout of the Lakers in 2007, Mutombo blocked five shots, moving past Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become ...
Kidd played with the Hall of Famer on the 2002-03 New Jersey Nets and spoke about their relationship at the Mavericks’ media ...
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