{"id":9199,"date":"2024-09-30T23:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9199"},"modified":"2024-09-30T23:00:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T23:00:55","slug":"breaking-nba-legend-hall-of-famer-dikembe-mutombo-has-tragically-passed-away-at-58-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9199","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: NBA Legend &#038; Hall OF Famer Dikembe Mutombo Has Tragically Passed Away At 58-Years-Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eight-time\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a>\u00a0All-Star\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/dikembe-mutombo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dikembe Mutombo<\/a>, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, passed away on Monday at the age of 58. The former Denver Nuggets center played 18 seasons in the league, and the NBA announced that Mutombo had died from brain cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mutombo moved to the United States in 1987 and played college basketball at Georgetown University. The fourth overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 1991\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nba-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA Draft<\/a>, Mutombo played for six NBA franchises, including the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Rockets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nba\/nba-commissioner-adam-silver-reveals-that-talks-regarding-the-potential-fiba-nba-crossover-league-are-ramping-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBA Commissioner Adam Silver<\/a>\u00a0said, \u201cDikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life. On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThere was nobody more qualified than Dikembe to serve as the NBA\u2019s first Global Ambassador. 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