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The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many reasons ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the Basketball Hall of Famer known as much for his finger wagging and singular voice as his defensive prowess, passed away Monday at the age of 58 after a battle with brain cancer.

It was 1996 when Dikembe Mutombo came to Atlanta in free agency, and by then, Hawks forward Tyrone Corbin knew that the 7-foot-2 center was more than just the game’s best defensive player. Throughout ...

New York - Dec. 02, 2014: Basketball player Dikembe Mutombo attends the 10th Annual Unicef Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com ...

On Monday, the NBA world lost a giant with the death of Dikembe Mutombo at age 58. Throughout the day, members of the basketball world paid homage to the Hall of Famer and humanitarian, honoring his ...

(WGHP) — 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 after a battle with brain ...

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 ...

Retired Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo waves to the crowd as his jersey number was retired by the team during halftime of the Nuggets’ NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers on ...

The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many reasons ...