NBA Icon Dikembe Mutombo Passes Away at 58 After Battle with Brain Cancer.

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NBA Icon Dikembe Mutombo Passes Away at 58 After Battle with Brain Cancer.

NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has passed away at 58 after a battle with brain cancer.

The eight-time NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo, who retired in 2009, had a remarkable 18-year career, playing for teams like the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, and Houston Rockets. He started treatment for a brain tumor in October 2022.

"Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life," NBA commissioner Adam Silver stated.