NBA Establish Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Announces Major New Award Honoring Dikembe Mutombo
The NBA is paying tribute to one of its best defensive players ever. Late great center Dikembe Mutombo, who sadly died at just 58 following a battle with brain cancer on Sept. 30 last year, was one of the most unmovable post forces the league has ever seen.
NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award created
The NBA is honoring one of its most beloved and influential players by announcing the NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award, writes Marc J. Spears of Andscape.
Adam Silver Announces NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award
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Why Dikembe Mutombo was 'more than a superstar' to the NBA, the DRC and Africa
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 here and then we went and had lunch and whatnot.
Kenya: Honouring a Legend - NBA Establish Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award
NBA Africa have established a new humanitarian award in honour of four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, Dikembe Mutombo.
NBA creates Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award to honor late legend
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced a new award honoring the late Dikembe Mutombo on Saturday, recognizing his contributions both on and off the court.
Adam Silver announces new NBA award in honor of Dikembe Mutombo
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announces the NBA Africa Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award, a new annual honor recognizing a person or an organization that works to advance health,
Remembering Dikembe Mutombo: All-Star record setter and ‘phenomenal human being’
"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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Remembering Dikembe Mutombo: 1966-2024
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 ...
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Topic: Dikembe Mutombo
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.