News about Dikembe Mutombo

The family of the late Dikembe Mutombo has broken their silence after the NBA legend's passing on Monday at age 58 due to brain cancer. Rose, Carrie, Jean-Jacques, and Ryan Mutombo thanked many people for their support over the last few days since Dikembe's passing. The quartet also told fans the best ways to keep growing the legacy of the eight-time NBA All-Star.

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri was left visibly shaken at the news of Dikembe Mutombo's death Monday.  Hall of Famer and eight-time NBA All-Star Mutombo died at the age of 58 following a battle with brain cancer Monday.  As the news began to trickle through the basketball community during Monday's NBA Media Day, Ujiri paid an emotional tribute to the icon. 

Rob Schneider is drawing backlash for a backhanded tribute to NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo - with the comedian using the former 7-footer's death to push his anti-vax agenda. Mutombo passed away on Monday at the age of 58 after a long battle with brain cancer - which he went public with back in 2022. But Schneider, either uninformed or just completely tactless, decided to post his tribute to Mutombo by re-tweeting a 2021 video of the big man promoting the Covid vaccine.

The son of Dikembe Mutombo - rising basketball star Ryan Mutombo - has released a heartbreaking tribute to his late father following his 'hero's' death at just 58. The NBA Hall of Famer and eight-time All-Star tragically lost his battle with brain cancer on Monday. The 7-foot-2 former center is survived by his wife Rose and three children: Carrie, JJ and Ryan - who plays college basketball for Georgia Tech. 

NBA Hall of Famer and eight-time All-Star Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 following a battle with brain cancer. Mutombo, who grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo but moved to America at the age of 21, was selected fourth overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 1991 Draft. He went on to play for the Nuggets, Hawks, 76ers, Nets, Knicks and Rockets in a stellar career, before retiring in 2009.

JAKE FENNER of MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: The original Big East Conference is dead, but it will never die. The 'old' Big East Conference held its final tournament this week, with all of its founding members (except UConn). It was the last time basketball fans in the United States would see some of the most legendary programs in the world's Most Popular Arena: Madison Square Garden, the Mecca of College Basketball, in the United States. The Big East Conference combined some of America's top college basketball programs into one supergroup that represented flashiness, brutality, and beauty, which was never to be overflowing. Some people were defiant to the heat when the conference began in 2013.

With a straight set win over China's Zhang Shuai, American actress Coco Gauff secured her spot in the US open quarter finals. In a match between the youngest and oldest players remaining in the women's singles, the 18-year-old dug deep to win 7-5, 7-5. In the second set, the 12th-seeded American defeated Zhang, 5-3, but her 33-year-old adversary defeated her twice en route to win by 4 games in a series of straight games.