Dikembe Mutombo

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Dikembe Mutombo obit, NBA legend, theGrio.com
September 30, 2024
His family revealed two years ago that Dikembe Mutombo was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor.
October 15, 2022
Mutombo spent 18 seasons in the NBA, playing for Denver, Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, New York and the then-New Jersey Nets.
U.S. President Barack Obama, theGrio.com
July 28, 2021
Obama has become a strategic partner and minority owner in the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s African league — Basketball Africa.
Dikembe Mutombo thegrio.com
December 23, 2018
Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo is mourning the death of the 8-year-old African boy that he flew to the United…
Dikembe Mutombo
December 19, 2018
The boy sponsored by Dikembe Mutombo to receive crucial surgery for a facial deformity suffered serious complications during the operation
Dikembe Mutombo
December 13, 2018
Dikembe Mutombo, the 7'2" former center for the Atlanta Hawks is helping a boy get the operation he needs for…
January 17, 2012
According to a U.N. report, Mutombo was in New York on a more personal cause -- trying to interest a…
August 5, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Our greatest sports heroes have a hard time walking away--even when their skills have clearly diminished...
January 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama praised Dikembe Mutombo for giving back to his nation's people and honoring Dr. King's legacy…