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Former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo, best known for his ability to swat opponents' shots from reaching the basket, died at the age of 58, the league announced Monday. Mutombo died following a years-long battle with brain cancer, the league said. 'Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,' NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. 'On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA.
reportedly agrees to terms on a record 11-year, $76 billion media rights dealBut he is also remembered for being one of the league's top humanitarians and ambassadors. He started the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, which has a mission to 'improve the health, education and quality of life for the people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.' One of the foundation's highlights was the construction of a $29 million hospital facility in the Congo's capital city of Kinshasa.
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