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Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was born on June 25, 1966, in Léopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo [2] [3] to Samuel and Biamba Marie Mutombo. Dikembe had 9 siblings. [4] [5] [6] His father worked as a school principal and then in Congo's department of education. [7] Dikembe spoke French, Spanish, Portuguese ...
Dikembe Mutombo, who was an eight-time NBA All-Star, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2022. ... two-inch center played with six NBA teams throughout his 18-year career and was an eight-time NBA ...
Mutombo retired at the end of the 2008-09 season, finishing his career with 11,729 points (9.8 per game) and 12,359 rebounds (10.3 per game). He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball ...
Hall of Famer, humanitarian and legendary shot blocker Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58, the NBA announced on Monday.The cause of death was brain cancer, which he was diagnosed with in October 2022.
“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA ... All-NBA selection and went into the Hall of Fame in 2015 after averaging 9.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for his career. ...
Dikembe Mutombo — an NBA Hall of Famer whose pro career began in 1991 with the Denver Nuggets, and who retired in 2009 while with the Houston Rockets — died on Monday after a two-year battle ...
Beloved finger-wagging Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo, one of basketball’s most feared shot blockers, died of brain cancer, the NBA announced on Monday.. Mutombo, the NBA’s first ...
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo – known for his shot-blocking and finger wave after denying opponents – died Monday from brain cancer aged 58, per the NBA.