Dikembe Mutombo, the shot-blocking Hall of Fame center who played for the Knicks and Nets, has died after a battle with brain cancer, the NBA announced Monday. He was 58. A four-time Defensive ...

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

Hall of Famer, humanitarian and legendary shot blocker Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58 ... season each with the New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks.) He was an eight-time All-Star and a four ...

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 ...

Inside the Spurs looks back at a special moment between San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson and the late Dikembe Mutombo. As great as a player David Robinson came to be, he was a man of honor ...

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.

There’s the Denver Nuggets stunning the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994 with the enduring image of a smiling Dikembe Mutombo on the floor clutching the basketball. There’s the New York Knicks ...

“Dikembe Mutombo was an incredible basketball player ... New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets. His son Ryan Mutombo said he was proud of his dad’s acts of kindness ...

“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 ...