The recent death of Dikembe Mutombo and the start of the NBA regular season today highlight the fraught realities of building a talent pipeline between lower-income countries and the NBA.

Was Dikembe Mutombo on the flight? Mike Riley wondered as he stood in the waiting area at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. It was the late 1980s, when you could walk right up ...

Manute Bol is probably the only NBA player to ever have a world premiere rap video broadcast during an NBA game. In 1986, the Washington Bullets (now Wizards) made a video about their 7-foot-7 center.

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame NBA center who died on Sept. 30 at 58, was in the latter category — though he was not without his own set of awards and impressive statistical achievements.

Dikembe Mutombo birthed a nation of basketball players in more ways than one. Following his passing (58) due to brain cancer, the NBA's heart skipped a few beats. Aside from Mutombo's efforts and ...

Before he was “Mount Mutombo” to Denver, Dikembe was one Denver-area family’s dear friend who could eat a mountain of macaroni and drink a lake of orange juice. They met over dinner in 1991 ...

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo died Sept. 30 at the age of 58 from brain cancer, leaving behind an incredible legacy, both on and off the court. Mutombo—who stood at an impressive 7 feet ...

Dikembe Mutombo's death hit the NBA like a ton of bricks or a thousand blocks from the NBA Hall of Famer. Mutombo helped raise many players in the NBA, whether due to his unique defensive presence ...

The tributes for NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo have been pouring in, including one from Michael Jordan's ex-wife Juanita Vanoy. Mutombo died on Monday due to brain cancer at the age of 58. Since then ...

Dikembe Mutombo's finger wag was forbidding, even as the man himself was an icon of acceptance. Shaun Powell Renowned for blocking all comers on the court, Dikembe Mutombo welcomed and helped all ...

A large height difference between Edey and fellow rookie Yuki Kawamura lent itself to an homage to a classic NBA photo featuring 5-3 Muggsy Bogues and the late Manute Bol, who, at 7-7, is tied as ...