30/09/2024 2 min read
Dikembe Mutombo has died. The 58-year-old idol of the sports community lost his battle with a serious illness. In 2022, information circulated in the media that the man was struggling with a brain tumor. The farewell words describe what fans loved most about Dikembe. He was known especially “for his characteristic finger-wagging gesture, which endeared him to basketball fans of every generation.”
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Dikembe Mutombo is dead
“NBA Global Ambassador and Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumor. He is receiving the best care from a team of specialists and is in great spirits as his treatment begins. Dikembe and his family request privacy at this time so they can focus taking care of him. They are grateful for your prayers and wishes” – in 2022, the NBA league published a statement in the media, which caused the entire sports community to hold its breath.
The legendary basketball player was struggling with a serious illness, and thousands of fans, remembering his great performances, kept their fingers crossed for his recovery. Unfortunately, on Monday, September 30, they received the depressing news about the star’s death.
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Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, as his full name was, joined the NBA in 1991 and for the next 18 years became one of the most important figures in the league, playing as a center for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets.
After retiring, Mutombo became involved in charity work, establishing a foundation whose aim was to improve the health, education and quality of life of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he came from. Thanks to her activities, in Kinshasa, among others, hospital.
“Through the years, he was always available at NBA events – with his infectious smile, booming voice and signature finger wagging gesture that endeared him to basketball fans of every generation. Dikembe’s spirit lives on in those he helped and inspired throughout his extraordinary life. I am one of the many people whose lives were touched by Dikembe’s great heart and I will miss him greatly. On behalf of the entire NBA family, I offer my sincerest condolences to Dikembe’s wife, Rose, and his many friends and the global basketball community he truly loved; and who reciprocated his love,” we read in the media.
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