The athlete was a happily married father of seven. Here's what to know. Dikembe was married to his wife, Rose Mutombo Kiese until he died on Monday. The couple married in 1996, two years after the ...

Long before he was regarded as the G.O.A.T. at blocking shots in the NBA, Dikembe Mutombo was born as one of ten children, to ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame ... said in a tribute posted on social media that his father "loved others with every ounce of his being." "My dad is my hero because he simply cared," Ryan ...

The basketball world lost an icon on Monday when Dikembe Mutombo died ... the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. Mutombo's son Ryan posted a tribute to his father on social media Monday, but he ...

Pat Graham | The Associated Press The Nuggets honor franchise legend Dikembe Mutombo, who died in September, at Ball Arena ...

Was Dikembe Mutombo on the flight ... a leader in humanitarian efforts for his home continent. He was a loving father, a model teammate and an advocate for making kids’ lives better.

As Georgetown remembers Dikembe Mutombo, it is not just about mourning his passing but also celebrating the joy he brought to ...

As sports fans continue to grapple with the recent death of Dikembe Mutombo from brain cancer at the age of 58, many are remembering him as more than a star basketball player who famously led the ...

It’s a tough time to pay the bills with an ad read when you’re talking about the death of NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo. TNT broadcaster Ian Eagle interrupted Stan Van Gundy while he talked about ...

DENVER — There was a video tribute celebrating Dikembe Mutombo's big accomplishments on and off the court. Then, Denver Nuggets fans stood and applauded for 55 seconds — his number.