MUTOMBO MOMENTS: From finger wags to Geico ads. In a statement shared to X, the Houston Rockets said they were mourning the loss of a true ambassador of the game. "Dikembe spent 18 seasons in the ...

Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who played five of his 18 NBA seasons with the Houston Rockets, died at the age of 58 after fighting brain cancer, the NBA announced Monday.

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid and Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri paid tribute to Dikembe Mutombo during NBA ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame ... New York Knicks and Houston Rockets before retiring after the 2008-09 season. The 7-foot-2 former Georgetown center was the league's top defensive ...

HOUSTON — NBA legend Dikembo Mutombo is ... While playing for the Rockets, Mutombo told us he came to the U.S. to attend Georgetown and planned to become a doctor after his mother died of ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who played 18 seasons in ... Mutombo played five seasons with the Houston Rockets at the end of his career, from 2004-05 through 2008-09.

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo passed away at the age of ... New York Knicks and Houston Rockets from 1991-2009. An eight-time All-Star, Mutombo was one of the most feared big men ...

The Houston Rockets will host the San Antonio Spurs ... Shane Battier and the late Dikembe Mutombo. Unfortunately, they would lose to the Utah Jazz in the first round, playing without Yao Ming ...

NBA Hall of Fame center and global ambassador Dikembe Mutombo ... gifted opposing fans a poultry-inspired prize during the Houston Rockets' season finale against the Los Angeles Clippers ...

1966), commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a retired Congolese American professional basketball player last playing for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He was the oldest player in the NBA ...