Dikembe Mutombo is remembered by his Georgetown coaches as 'a filling station' for others. Here are 4 lessons youth sports ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame NBA center who ... a proven molder of centers who had helped develop Patrick Ewing and would soon do the same with Alonzo Mourning. Mutombo’s offensive gifts ...

The center position is arguably the most important position in the game of basketball. Having a strong center means that a team has a willing interior defender who can grab rebounds but can also score ...

Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the "larger than life" center who played 18 NBA seasons, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday.

The college basketball season is upon us, which means a heap of Australian and New Zealand's best young talent is set to be ...

Kentucky alumni took the No. 1 position as the highest-paid in the NBA in 2014 and are unlikely to relinquish it soon. When ...

How strong is Hakeem Olajuwon's case as the best defender of all time? Here is a brief look at how the 2x DPOY measures up to ...

1 / 23Dikembe Mutombo blocked a franchise-record 1,486 shots, while averaging a double-double of 12.9 points and 12.3 rebounds. 1 / 23Dikembe Mutombo blocked a franchise-record 1,486 shots ...

The Knicks won that title and added another in 1973, though have only gotten close a couple times since Lee became a ticket ...

Take a look back at every induction class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. From NBA.com Staff Members of ...

Start spreading the news, the NBA season is about to tip off and the New York Knicks are bona fide championship contenders for the first time this century.