The Mutombo family also visited Friday’s Sixers practice in Camden, where they were presented with a hand-painted portrait of Dikembe. Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Kyle Lowry, along with ...

Following in the footsteps of his late countryman Dikembe Mutombo, the center is aiding his war-torn homeland while the U.S.

I know some of them are going to have to stop." Soccer runs in the Mutombo family. Dikembe says he was a goalkeeper back in his native Democratic Republic of Congo from an early age until he was ...

Michelle and I are thinking of Dikembe’s family and everyone who knew and loved him,” wrote Obama. Mutombo, who died of brain cancer at the age of 58, had a decorated basketball career ...

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 ...

NBA great Dikembe Mutombo is one of the greatest shot-blockers in league history. After most of the blocks, he let the opposing player know about it. He would often give them the infamous finger ...

NBA Hall of Fame center and global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo, known for his "infectious smile, his deep booming voice and signature finger wag," died Monday from brain cancer at the age of 58.

“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 ...