Going up against Michael Jordan was arguably the most daunting task in basketball. You hear the stories, you watch the film, and eventually, you realise and understand why seeing the number 23 on the ...

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama joins Patrick Ewing and Dikembe Mutombo with 100 straight games with a block in the 126-98 ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks announced on Thursday that they will honor the life and legacy of Hawks legend and Dikembe Mutombo at its next home game. The Hawks great and Naismith Memorial Basketball ...

ATLANTA – Today the Atlanta Hawks announced their plans to pay tribute and honor the life and legacy of Hawks legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who passed away on ...

The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many reasons ...

The tributes to Dikembe Mutombo are pouring in after the death of the NBA legend. NBA.com Staff Dikembe Mutombo became the NBA’s first Global Ambassador after his Hall of Fame playing career. NBA ...

The 76ers and Washington Wizards have gotten underway for the first game of their seven-game series on Sunday in Philadelphia. Before the game, Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo rang the bell for the ...

It was 1996 when Dikembe Mutombo came to Atlanta in free agency, and by then, Hawks forward Tyrone Corbin knew that the 7-foot-2 center was more than just the game’s best defensive player. Throughout ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame center and global ambassador for the NBA, died at the age of 58 from brain cancer, the league announced on Monday. Born in the Democratic Republic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The finger wag. The enormous smile. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The finger wag. The enormous smile. The ...