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.

Dikembe Mutombo is welcomed during the “Basketball Without Borders” African camp in 2005 in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame center who was a noted NBA global ambassador, passed away on Monday at the age of 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.

Dikembe Mutombo, one of the best-known African athletes who played in the league, opened up to Yahoo Sports about what he told late NBA commissioner David Stern when he was drafted by the Denver ...

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.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued a statement, saying, “Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life. On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history ...

Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo passed away Monday morning from brain cancer at age 58, the NBA announced. “Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA Commissioner ...

Dikembe Mutombo, a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner, has died at 58. The basketball player-turned-humanitarian fought throughout his life to improve the living conditions in his ...

(WGHP) — 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 after a battle with brain ...