No one in the game was bigger, or better, at getting people to think about others beyond themselves than Dikembe Mutombo.

The National Basketball Association world is mourning the loss of Hall of Dikembe Mutombo, who was announced on Monday, September 30, to have died. The NBA confirmed his passing and remembered him

A top prospect out of Georgetown, he became an eight-time all-star, served as the NBA’s global ambassador and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.