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Dikembe Mutombo Dies: Basketball Hall Of Famer Who Served As An Ambassador For The Sport Was 58
Dikembe Mutombo, whose Hall of Fame basketball career included four NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards and was an ambassador for the sport, has died at 58.
Dikembe Mutombo, the shot-blocking specialist who Hall of Fame career included being named NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times over 18 seasons and was an ambassador for the sport after his retirement, has died. The 7-foot-2 “Mount Mutombo” played 18 seasons starting with the Denver Nuggets, who picked him fourth overall in the 1991 NBA Draft out of Georgetown University, where he was the two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year. He played five seasons with the team before moving on to the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76s, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and finishing with the Houston Rockets, retiring at 42 after the 2008-09 campaign.
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