Mutombo, who played for 18 seasons in the NBA, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2022 Natasha Dye is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her work has also appeared in The New York Post and ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the shot-blocking specialist whose Hall of Fame career included being named NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times over 18 seasons and who was an ambassador for the sport after ...

ATLANTA — Dikembe Mutombo’s family issued a statement Thursday thanking the community for their support after his death. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer and former Atlanta Hawks star died Monday ...

Dikembe Mutombo’s passing has left many grieving, including not only those in the National Basketball Association (NBA) community but also his family and wife. On Monday, September 30, the NBA ...

ATLANTA — Lisa Opoku knew she needed to be here, to speak from the heart and celebrate a man she considered larger than life. She met Dikembe Mutombo at a restaurant in New York and soon began working ...

Beloved finger-wagging Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo, one of basketball's most feared shot blockers and admired humanitarians, died after fighting brain cancer, offici a ls said Monday.

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 from brain cancer, the NBA said on Monday. Beloved by fans, the Congolese center was selected as an NBA All-Star ...