GWU Media Tip Sheet Reflecting on NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo's Legacy
September 30, 2024
September 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- George Washington University issued the following news:
Dikembe Mutombo basketball Hall of Famer and global ambassador of the game passed away Monday from brain cancer at the age of 58. His family had announced he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor in 2022. Mutombo was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and initially came to the U.S. on an academic scholarship from Georgetown University in 1987 before he rose to fame when he joined the basketbal . . .
Dikembe Mutombo basketball Hall of Famer and global ambassador of the game passed away Monday from brain cancer at the age of 58. His family had announced he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor in 2022. Mutombo was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and initially came to the U.S. on an academic scholarship from Georgetown University in 1987 before he rose to fame when he joined the basketbal . . .