Both the Hawks and Nuggets have retired ... who named Mutombo the first NBA Global Ambassador, released a statement about his friend's death. "Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life on ...

After starting his career in 1991 with the Denver Nuggets ... named Mutombo the first-ever NBA Global Ambassador. Read more ...

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 ...

Mutombo enjoyed an 18-year NBA career, spending time with the Nuggets, Hawks ... His legacy includes the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, which was established in 1997 to improve the quality of ...

NBA great Dikembe Mutombo is one of the greatest shot-blockers in league history. After most of the blocks, he let the opposing player know about it. He would often give them the infamous finger ...

ATLANTA — Now retired after a stellar NBA career, you'd expect to find Dikembe Mutombo playing some pick-up basketball around Atlanta, where he now lives. You'd be wrong. When he has down time ...

NBA Hall of Fame center and global ambassador ... for the NBA's Africa Game on Aug. 5. Selected by Denver Nuggets Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966 ...

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

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the inception of the 'NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award' on Saturday to honour the Congolese-American professional basketball player ...

Former US President Barack Obama has mourned the passing of NBA Hall of Famer, former basketballer Dikembe Mutombo ... having played for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced Saturday. Mutombo has been one of the NBA's global ambassadors for years ...