Nicknamed Mount Mutombo for his impressive defense, he ended his NBA career with 12,359 rebounds and the 3,289, the ...

Mutombo played intramural basketball and in the school’s summer Kenner League. Through repetition, he learned how you need timing to block shots. During his first season playing at Georgetown ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Stewart's two key blocks were emblematic of Detroit's effort on Wednesday as it moved past Atlanta into the sixth seed in the ...

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 ...

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 ...