As NBA Opening Night approaches, tune in and hear from the NBA's stars as they address the media and gear up for the 2024-25 Season. As NBA Opening Night approaches, tune in and hear from the NBA's stars as they address the media and gear up for the 2024-25 Season.

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.

No one laughed harder. No one smiled brighter. No one cared more. There was no one else like Dikembe Mutombo. The world he changed and left Monday when he died at age 58 of brain cancer will remember him for the way he lived on the floor and far beyond it.

Jeff Van Gundy, Bernie Bickerstaff and Mutombo's teammates on the legacy of the beloved player: "There was no way you could not like him."

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 from brain cancer, the NBA said on Monday. Beloved by fans, the Congolese center was selected as an NBA All-Star eight times, using his tremendous,

Along with Patrick Ewing before him and Alonzo Mourning after, Mutombo was part of a run of Hoya centers who dominated college basketball