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National Board Member U.S. Fund for UNICEF Chairman Dikembe Mutombo speaks at UNICEF Kid Power Event at Charles R. Drew Charter School in Atlanta, Ga., on March 17, 2016. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for UNICEF
NBA Hall-of-Famer Dikembe Mutombo was one of the game’s most charismatic players, known for his iconic right finger wag when he blocked a shot.
The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and eight-time All-Star died at the age of 58 after a years-long battle with brain cancer, the league announced on Monday.
In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.
