Was Dikembe Mutombo on the flight? Mike Riley wondered as he stood in the waiting area at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. It was the late 1980s, when you could walk right up ...

But a strikingly tall man in the boarding area shrugged it off. Dikembe Mutombo knew, perhaps better than anyone, the quirks and customs of his home country. When the flight was held up ...

(WGHP) — Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime ...

Insiguro y'isanamu, Dikembe Mutombo yari azwi ku kuzungagiza urutoke iyo yaba ahejeje kubuza uwo mu rundi ruhande amahirwe yo kwinjiza 17 Ukw'icumi 2022 Dikembe Mutombo yatwaye agashimwe ka All ...

ATLANTA — Now retired after a stellar NBA career, you'd expect to find Dikembe Mutombo playing some pick-up basketball around Atlanta, where he now lives. You'd be wrong. When he has down time ...

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.

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 ...

1 / 10Dikembe Mutombo joined the Hawks’ Basketball Development staff to prepare a local youth basketball team for their trip to compete at Special Olympics Georgia. 1 / 10Dikembe Mutombo joined ...

Stewart is tied with Magic's Jonathan Isaac for the most blocks among bench players, averaging 1.3 per game. He has also been the catalyst for Detroit's defensive turnaround. Since Jan. 1,the Pistons ...

Former Denver Nuggets center and Hall of Fame inductee Dikembe Mutombo, 58, died from brain cancer on Sept. 30 in Atlanta after battling a brain tumor for two years. Mutombo began treatment for ...

Former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo, Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei and 2003 world high jump champion Jacques Freitag all died in 2024 Africa bade farewell to several sporting greats over the ...