Basketball Legend Mutombo Dies At 58 …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died at the age of 58, the league announced on Monday.
Mutombo, an eight-time NBA all-star, passed away surrounded by his family after a battle with brain cancer, the league added.
“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said of the 7ft 2in (2.18m) Hall-of-Famer in a statement.
“On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into…
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