(FILES) Former US basketball star Dikembe Mutombo poses with his “Sport for Good” award for his charitable work in the Congo following the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi on March 10, 2010. – Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58, the league announced on September 30, 2024. (Photo by MARWAN NAAMANI / AFP)
Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58, the league announced on Monday.
Mutombo, an eight-time NBA all-star and Hall of Famer, passed away surrounded by his family after a battle with brain cancer, the league added.
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