On Monday, the Rockets shared a statement from owner Tilman Fertitta on X, formerly Twitter. "Dikembe was beloved ... who ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announces the NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award, a new annual honor recognizing a ...

New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets. Off the court, the towering center was known for his humanitarian work. In 1997, Mutombo established the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation with a mission to ...

1966), commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a retired Congolese American professional basketball player last playing for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He was the oldest player in the NBA ...

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.

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 ...

Dr. Groesbeck Parham remembers walking the streets of Atlanta with the late Dikembe Mutombo. "I was there visiting, and he had to get his passport renewed, so we parked the car and we were walking ...

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

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Sports News // 3 months ago Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer ... gifted opposing fans a poultry-inspired prize during the Houston Rockets' season finale against the Los Angeles Clippers ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced a new award honoring the late Dikembe Mutombo on Saturday, recognizing his ...