(FILES) Former US basketball star Dikembe Mutombo poses with his "Sport for Good" award for his charitable work in the Congo following the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi on March 10, 2010. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI. Congolese-American basketball great Dikembe Mutombo, renowned as one of the best defensive players in NBA history, has died aged 58, the league announced on September 30, 2024. (Photo by MARWAN NAAMANI / AFP) (Photo by MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP via Getty Images)