NBA teams, assemble! The 2024-25 season is just weeks away, and all eyes can now turn toward opening night on Oct. 22. It has been an eventful offseason that was capped by a blockbuster trade this weekend,

Dikembe Mutombo was truly larger than life. So many of us woke up yesterday to the excitement of media days going on around the league but were quickly greeted by

LeBron James told the story of Mutombo fracturing his face — and even then he couldn't talk about Dikembe without a smile on his face.

Mutombo, who played for 18 seasons in the NBA, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2022

In the pantheon of NBA greats, few figures loom as large—both literally and figuratively—as Dikembe Mutombo. Standing at a towering 7'2", the man from

Dikembe Mutombo was a four-time Defensive Player of the Year who blocked over 3,000 shots, but the 18-year veteran, who passed away Monday, made an even bigger impact off the court.