DENVER -- There was a video tribute celebrating Dikembe Mutombo's big accomplishments on and off the court. Then, Denver Nuggets fans stood and applauded for 55 seconds -- his number. The late ...

1 / 10NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo Smiles for the camera during half-time where the Los Angeles Clippers took on the Denver Nuggets on March 17, 2014 at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. 1 / 10NBA ...

Former Denver Nuggets star and NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died after a battle with brain cancer. Mutombo died ...

Taken by the Nuggets with the fourth pick in the 1991 NBA draft, Mutombo adjusted seamlessly to the pros. By 1994—seven years removed from Georgetown intramurals!—he was the centerpiece of a ...

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 ...

As time expires, the ball was in the hands of Dikembe Mutombo, making for an iconic image.

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.

Carlos is carrying the number 55 into his eleventh season in Formula 1, but who else has used this number in the wider ...