Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo Being Treated for Brain Tumor

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo Being Treated for Brain Tumor
Dikembe Mutombo gestures as he is introduced after the first quarter at Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, Japan, on Oct 2, 2022. Yukihito Taguchi/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
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Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Dikembe Mutombo is having treatment for a brain tumor, the NBA said on Saturday.

The former center played 18 seasons in the NBA with six teams, gaining a reputation as one of the league’s greatest shot blockers which earned him the Defensive Player of the Year award four times in his career.