Today, the Atlanta Hawks announced their plans to pay tribute and honor the life and legacy of Hawks legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dike
mbe Mutombo, who passed away on Sept. 30, 2024. On Monday, Nov. 25 during the game against Dallas presented by Kaiser Permanente and in conjunction with the team’s debut of its Fly City Edition Uniform 2.0, the Hawks are also adding a new court decal as a tribute to Mutombo. Mutombo had his No. 55 jersey retired by the franchise in 2015.
Mutombo, famous for his formidable defensive skills and iconic finger wag after blocks on the court, dedicated himself to humanitarian work, focusing on health care and education in his homeland of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, which supported various initiatives, including the construction of a state-of-the-art hospital in Kinshasa.
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