Dr. Groesbeck Parham remembers walking the streets of Atlanta with the late Dikembe Mutombo. "I was there visiting, and he ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a towering NBA Hall of Famer who ... Republic of Congo before moving to the United States and playing college basketball at Georgetown University. Drafted by the Denver Nuggets ...

"If you were with him, you had nothing to worry about." Jerome Williams, a former Georgetown big said about Mutombo, another Hoyas alum.

Was Dikembe Mutombo on the flight ... and a friend of his who spoke French. From NFL plays to college sports scores, all the top sports news you need to know every day. “With all the languages ...

Dikembe Mutombo’s towering presence on the basketball court made him a household name. With his signature finger wag and unmatched shot-blocking ability, he dominated the NBA for nearly two decades.

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 ...

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After blocking the shot of the reigning ACC Player of the Year, Clemson's Viktor Lakhin gave North Carolina's RJ Davis the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

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.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the creation of a new award honoring late NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo on Saturday. As part of the NBA Africa All-Star luncheon, Silver revealed the NBA Africa ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announces the NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award, a new annual honor recognizing a person or an organization that works to advance health, ...