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Sep 30, 2024 · Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo – known for his shot-blocking and famed finger wave after denying opponents at the hoop – died Monday from brain cancer aged 58, according to the NBA.
Sep 30, 2024 · Coming late to basketball, he nevertheless found stardom, retiring with the second-most blocked shots in league history. He devoted much of his life to humanitarian causes.
Sep 30, 2024 · The 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. He was 58.
Sep 30, 2024 · NBA Global Ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo passed away today at the age of 58 from brain cancer. He was surrounded by his family.
Oct 2, 2024 · NBA star Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 after battling brain cancer. Born in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he played college basketball for the...
Oct 1, 2024 · Dikembe Mutombo, a towering NBA Hall of Famer who was renowned for his defensive dominance and finger-wagging celebrations, has died from brain cancer, the NBA said in a statement on Monday. He...
Sep 30, 2024 · Beloved finger-wagging Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo, one of basketball's most feared shot blockers and admired humanitarians, died after fighting brain cancer, officials said Monday.
