NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo dead at 58 — Fox News
NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo, who starred for several teams on his way to the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 58.
RIP Big man!
RIP: Dikembe Mutombo (1966-2024)
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RIP Big man!
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Another one gone too soon, RIP.
RIP
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RIP
The Reaper has been busy, dammit.
The Reaper has been busy, dammit.
This sucks. Loved watching Dikembe with the Nuggets. He was one of my first non Suns favorite players. I'll never forget him celebrating after the Nuggets beat the #1 seed Sonics after being down 0-2 in the 94 playoffs.
RIP Dikembe. He always seemed so happy and I don't recall hearing anything negative about him other than how painful his elbows were.
RIP Dikembe. He always seemed so happy and I don't recall hearing anything negative about him other than how painful his elbows were.
Too soon. What a character he was.
Not only was he a great player but more importantly a great humanitarian. Gone way too soon. RIP.
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Damn, loved Mutombo.
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56… man, that is way too young.
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Wanted the Suns to get him as a backup C during his twilight years. RIP.
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Rest in Peace Dikembe Mutombo.
I used to collect your basketball cards. Your smile and finger wag made the game fun and memorable.
I used to collect your basketball cards. Your smile and finger wag made the game fun and memorable.
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Awful. He was a great person and loved the intensity he brought on the floor. He'll be missed.
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Makes me really sad. Really nice guy. Met him on a basketball court at gtown. Great human being. Great Hoya.
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Yep
RIP Loved watching him play defense. And wagging his finger. So tough. Such a great guy off the court, too.
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Great basketball player, even better human being. His iconic shot clutching the basketball as the first #8 seed to upset a #1 seed will live on forever.
Rest in Peace, big man.
Rest in Peace, big man.
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I have great respect for him as a human being but I wasn't too fond of him as a player. I thought the finger wag was silly and I hated that era of big guys throwing elbows at the heads of opponents. So I didn't watch his team play very often but I did love that year when Brian Williams paired with him on the Nuggets and they shocked the heavily favored Supersonics before losing in 7 to the Jazz. But even disliking the elbow swings and the finger waggles, I'd have loved to see him on the Suns.
One of the best humans to ever live.
Great man on and off the court. My siblings and I went to a bunch of playoff games the year the Sixers played the Lakers in the finals. Was fun to watch him play. Rest in peace.
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In fond memory and with respect for Dikembe Mutombo.
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R.I.P. Seems like this past 12 months or so there have been so many. Damn. Cancer sucks!
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Yeah we've lost some legendary athletes this past year. It feels like that 2 year stretch about 6 to 8 years ago where we lost so many great singers.
