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Mutombo and Rose didn't just give it their all; They gave Philly everything

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Mutombo and Rose didn't just give it their all; They gave Philly everything

Let's say you were lucky enough to play in the NBA between 1991 and 2009. In this case, there's a good chance your chance to score was thwarted by a six-foot shot reaching into the night sky and a defiant finger wag to let you know it wasn't. Not today. Not while Dikembe Mutombo was […]

Dikembe Mutumbo's legacy lives on after he passed away at the age of 58

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Dikembe Mutumbo's legacy lives on after he passed away at the age of 58

Dikembe Mutumbo died of brain cancer today at the age of 58 and I never thought it would hit me like this. My entire life as a basketball fan and player, I've always thought about his iconic shot-blocking taunt, wagging his finger and saying, “NO NO NO!” in an unmistakably deep, gravelly baritone. Dikembe Mutombo's […]