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Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Oct 15, 2022 · Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced Saturday.
Jun 22, 2024 · Dikembe Mutombo, Congolese-American basketball player who was one of the best defenders in NBA history and a noted philanthropist. At the time of his retirement (2009), he ranked second in career blocks (3,289). In 2015 Mutombo was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Oct 15, 2022 · NBA legend and basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is receiving treatment for a brain tumor in Atlanta, the league announced Saturday.
May 4, 2018 · In the 1997-98 season, Dikembe Mutombo became the first player to win three career Defensive Player of the Year awards. He won his first DPOY in 1994-95 with the Denver Nuggets, when he...
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Dikembe Mutombo. Dikembe Mutombo arrived on the campus of Georgetown University with every intention of becoming a doctor, but his sheer size was too much for Hoya coach John Thompson to overlook. Just three seasons later, Mount Mutombo became the first round pick of the Denver Nuggets going fourth overall in the 1991 NBA Draft.
Apr 27, 2021 · Defensive Player Ladder: Q&A with NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo. Four-time Defensive Player of the Year shares his expertise before this week's ranking, where Ben Simmons climbs to the top.
Oct 29, 2016 · DENVER — The Denver Nuggets retired the No. 55 jersey of finger-wagging, shot-blocker extraordinaire Dikembe Mutombo in a halftime ceremony on Saturday night.
