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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 February 2025. Congolese-American basketball player (1966–2024) "Dikembe" and "Mutombo" redirect here. For other uses, see Dikembe (disambiguation) and Mutombo (name). Dikembe Mutombo Mutombo with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2002 Personal information Born (1966-06-25) June 25, 1966 Léopoldville ...
Dikembe Mutombo (1966–2024, CL/US) center for the Houston Rockets [10] ... Samuel Bagster the Younger (1800–1835, E) writer on religion and beekeeping;
Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo, also the Global Ambassador of the NBA, meets Somali refugees during a visit to the Dadaab refugee camps in northern Kenya, August 23, 2011.
DR Congo-born Dikembe Mutombo has been hailed for his humanitarian work across Africa following his death aged 58 from brain cancer.
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced.
Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is a list of people related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Congo (Kinshasa) - the larger of the two Congos, that was also known as Zaire in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
Mutombo last played during the 2008-09 season, devoting his time after retirement to charitable and humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation in 1997, concentrating on improving health, education and quality of life for the people in the Congo.
Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many reasons why he's immortalized in the Hall of Fame. In simplest ...