Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo was known for finger wagging after blocks but Derrick Coleman says he was the first to do it ...

Big John seemed to speak Dikembe Mutombo into existence. This was 1988. I was covering John Thompson — not the Georgetown Hoyas, the team he coached. As with almost everyone else who wrote about ...

Was Dikembe Mutombo on the flight? Mike Riley wondered as he stood in the waiting area at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. It was the late 1980s, when you could walk right up ...

Every NBA season concludes with the champions of the Finals receiving a ring, a highly coveted symbol of success.

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The NBA is paying tribute to one of its best defensive players ever. Late great center Dikembe Mutombo, who sadly died at just 58 following a battle with brain cancer on Sept. 30 last year ...

While fans love to watch offense, it's a common mantra that defense wins championships, and protecting the rim is vital in ...

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It's been two decades since the Sixers last appeared in the NBA Finals when Allen Iverson, Dikembe Mutombo and Philly battled ...

Walker Kessler's remarkable performance with 18 points, 25 rebounds, and eight blocks set franchise records — but it wasn't ...

NBA great Dikembe Mutombo is one of the greatest shot-blockers in league history. After most of the blocks, he let the opposing player know about it. He would often give them the infamous finger ...