Dikembe Mutombo

Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombe has always given back to his native Congo and as part of his ongoing humanitarian efforts he has paid for an 8 year old child to be flown to the United States to undergo surgery to remove a facial tumor. TMZ was on hand at LAX and captured the moment [...]

Hey! Remember that one time Dikembe Mutombo loaned Bismack Biyombo the rights to his iconic, post-block finger wag? Mutombo doesn’t, either. From ESPN.com’s Mike Mazzeo: Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo may not have gotten permission from Dikembe Mutombo to use the retired shot-blocking star’s finger-wag celebration, but Mutombo says Biyombo “really doesn’t need it.” “You [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers won Tuesday night’s draft lottery, which isn’t surprising. They had the best odds of securing the No. 1 pick. Plus, you know, Dikembe Mutombo, told us they had won hours beforehand: [tweet https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/732676479256006657] There are only four possible explanations for this. Scenario No. 1: this could have been accident. Maybe Mutombo, or [...]

After debuting 20 years ago in 1994, adidas will continue to keep Dikembe Mutombo relevant by re-releasing the adidas Mutombo II. In 1994 during the 1993-94 NBA Playoffs, Dikembe Mutombo was apart of a Denver Nuggets team who was seeded 8th in the Western Conference who went on to beat the number one-ranked Seattle Supersonics [...]

2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the first adidas signature sneaker for Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo so in celebration there will be a few colorways of the adidas Mutombo releasing this year. This white and blue colorway will be the first. White a simple color blocking having a mostly white upper with black [...]

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After a first round playoff sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs and Dwight Howard taking his talents to Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers are a team in transition and turmoil. The franchise centerpiece future Hall of Fame shooting guard Kobe Bryant faces the toughest challenge of his epic career, returning from a [...]

Sneaker Con ends its 2013 early tour in New York City on Saturday, July 13th at Basketball City on 299 South Street. The adidas Originals team called on Dikembe Mutombo to officially re-introduce the Retro of his signature sneaker. Mutombo will be in the building to promote the rumored August drop of the adidas Mutombo. [...]

People have criticized the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest over the years for not having enough star power to captivate the world’s attention. With names like Darrell Armstrong, Jonathan Bender, and Chris Morris, the dunk contest hasn’t even captivated the attention of the basketball world. Even with contestants like Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Shawn Kemp, and [...]

Dwight Howard has often been proclaimed as the best center in the NBA, and his combinations of nightly double-doubles and third row swats make that title difficult to refute. Nonetheless, Howard’s most talented and dominating teammate has recently put the league’s premier big man to a challenge. In an away game against the Suns, LA [...]