Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Hall of Famer and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

By TIM REYNOLDS Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58. His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a…