Dikembe Mutombo, in the words of NBA commissioner Adam Silver, was “larger than life.” Mutombo, who died of brain cancer Monday at the age of 58, had an “indomitable spirit,” Silver said. He left a ...

Dikembe Mutombo, born on June 25, 1966, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, was a force to be reckoned with in the NBA. Standing at 7-foot-2, Mutombo’s career spanned 18 seasons, which he ...

The NBA community was recently shaken by the passing of Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, a towering figure both on and off the basketball court. Among those mourning the loss was LeBron James, who took ...

Going up against Michael Jordan was arguably the most daunting task in basketball. You hear the stories, you watch the film, and eventually, you realise and understand why seeing the number 23 on the ...

As news spread of the passing of NBA legend and 2015 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee Dikembe Mutombo, attention has refocused on Mutombo's basketball career, along with his business, philanthropical ...

The basketball world lost an icon on Monday when Dikembe Mutombo died at 58 years old. Not only was Mutombo a star on the court, he was a memorable figure for both his humanitarian work and his unique ...

Big John seemed to speak Dikembe Mutombo into existence. This was 1988. I was covering John Thompson — not the Georgetown Hoyas, the team he coached. As with almost everyone else who wrote about ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced.

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame center, famous for blocking shots and wagging his finger at opponents, died Monday of brain cancer at the age of 58. "Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life," ...