Throughout his Hall of Fame 18-year NBA career, Dikembe Mutombo had a passion for blocking shots. He rejected 3,289 of them and built his game on taking points from the opposition.
Since his retirement in 2009, Mutombo has been about giving instead of taking away. He was one of the league’s great humanitarians during his playing days and he’s taking it to another level in his post-basketball life. He works tirelessly to improve living conditions for the people in Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, his native homeland.
At 7 feet, 2 inches, Mutombo struck an imposing figure on the basketball court with his signature finger wave after every blocked shot.
He has become an even larger figure off the court through his Dikembe Mutombo Foundation.
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