American Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo died on Monday due to brain cancer.
Dikembe died aged 58. He had been battling the disease for a long time.
In a statement, NBA said the legend born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) died surrounded by his family
The 7-foot-2-inch Mutombo came to Washington’s Georgetown University initially on an academic scholarship in 1987 and rose to fame when he joined the basketball team in his second year.
He was an eight-time NBA All-Star and won the league’s defensive player of the year award four times
