On a day filled with unexpected sadness, the expectations are still quite loud and undeniable in Philadelphia.

Hall of fame center Dikembe Mutombo spent parts of his career with Allen Iverson and the Sixers, including a spirited run to ...

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid and veteran Kyle Lowry touch on the passing of NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo.

The NBA named Mutombo its first Global Ambassador in 2009; he also served on the boards of the National Constitution Center, ...

The center who won multiple NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards and whose philanthropy helped his native Congo died of ...

Dikembe Mutombo spent 18 seasons in the NBA, playing for Denver, Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, New York and the then-New ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo – known for his shot-blocking and famed finger wave after denying opponents at the ...

Mutombo spent his retirement on humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, ...

Mutombo is remembered as the backbone of the last Sixers team to reach the NBA Finals and a great humanitarian.

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ...

Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the "larger than life" center who played 18 NBA seasons, has died of brain cancer at the age ...