Mutombo's career led to two of his NBA teams - the Hawks and Nuggets - to retire his number, and he's been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
He loved what the game of basketball could do to make a positive impact on communities, especially in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo and across the continent of Africa,
[E]very story you ever heard about Dikembe Mutombo was the best story you ever heard. [O]ne of the all-time great humans.
You paved the way for me and for many Congolese and African youth with your legendary basketball career and charitable actions.
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