Dikembe Mutombo Basketball Cards

About Dikembe Mutombo, Hall of Famer

Dikembe Mutombo was a Congolese-American center who played 18 seasons in the NBA, starting with the Denver Nuggets as the fourth overall pick in 1991. Standing 7-foot-2, he became one of basketball's greatest defensive players and shot-blockers, earning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times. During his career, he suited up for six teams, including the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, reaching the NBA Finals twice. Mutombo finished with 3,289 career blocks, second all-time, made eight All-Star teams, and led the league in blocks three times. He retired after the 2009 playoffs with his jersey retired by both the Nuggets and Hawks, then was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Did you know? On December 14, 1999, Mutombo shot a perfect 11-for-11 from the field while grabbing 29 rebounds and recording six blocks in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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