Dikembe Mutombo, the beloved basketball player who spent the first five seasons of his Hall of Fame career in Denver, died Monday from brain cancer, the NBA announced. He was 58. Mutombo’s family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor. The league said he died surrounded by loved ones. The 7-foot-2 center introduced his iconic finger wag celebration and earned the nickname “Mt.

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