Dikembe Mutombo, Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA global ambassador, dies at 58
Dikembe Mutombo in Atlanta, on April 2, 2022.Scott Cunningham / NBAE via Getty Images file
Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo, one of basketball’s most feared shot blockers, died following a battle with brain cancer, the NBA announced on Monday.
Mutombo was 58. He rejected 3,289 shots, the second most in NBA history, during his long career that included stops in Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York and Houston.