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

The city of Atlanta celebrated former Atlanta Hawks player Dikembe Mutombo at a public memorial at Georgia Tech on May 31.

ATLANTA - The city of Atlanta is grieving the loss of former Atlanta Hawks star and humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo, who passed away at 58 following a battle with brain cancer, the NBA announced.

The family of Hawks legend Dikembe Mutombo is holding a public memorial in honor of the NBA Hall of Famer at Georgia Tech ...

“But more importantly, Dikembe truly changed the world and improved countless lives through his humanitarian work in Africa.” In Atlanta, Mutombo averaged 11.9 points, 12.6 rebounds and 3.2 ...

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

Dikembe Mutombo amassed eight All-Star selections and four Defensive Player of the Year awards during his Hall of Fame career. ATLANTA, GA — The family of NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo will ...

and the entire Atlanta Hawks organization,” said the Mutombo family. “Your tribute to Dikembe’s incredible basketball career with the Hawks and his humanitarian work both in Atlanta and ...

The Atlanta Hawks are honoring Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo on Monday with a handful of neat tributes. A new court decal of Mutombo's silhouette doing his signature finger wag will be ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks will feature several nods to the late great Dikembe Mutombo on Monday night as they host the Dallas Mavericks at State Farm Arena. Among the tributes planned for ...

In 1997, at the peak of his NBA career while playing with the Atlanta Hawks, he established the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation (DMF) with the goal of bringing low cost health care to the poor.

Just recently, Dikembe Mutombo passed away to the surprise of many NBA fans. For their part, the Atlanta Hawks paid tribute to one of the best players to ever play for the franchise. Mutombo ...