The statement did not say where Mr. Mutombo died. A 7-foot-2 center with size-22 sneakers and a gravelly basso profundo voice, Mr. Mutombo was an outsize presence in the NBA for 18 seasons ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who played 18 seasons in the NBA and served as a global ambassador for the league after retiring, has died from brain cancer, the NBA announced Monday.

It was eerily ironic Monday when two legendary athletes leaving behind vastly different legacies, Pete Rose and Dikembe Mutombo, each died on the same day. Rose, baseball’s all-time leader with ...

The family has also announced that it has created the Dikembe Mutombo Memorial Fund, which aims to help several organizations ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer known for his finger wag after blocking a shot during his career, has died, the NBA announced Monday. He was 58. The league said Mutombo died after a ...

NBA great and philanthropist Dikembe Mutombo lost his valiant battle with brain cancer. The family had a service at the time, ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 after a battle with brain cancer, the NBA confirmed.

He founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation with the mission to improve health, education and quality of life in his native ...

Actor Rob Schneider has courted controversy once again after suggesting that professional basketball icon Dikembe Mutombo died Monday at age 58 from taking a COVID vaccine. The 60-year-old Deuce ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58 years old after a battle with brain cancer. Mutombo’s career spanned from 1991-2009, and featured eight All-Star appearances and four ...