Dikembe Mutombo
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![Mutombo with the 76ers in 2002](/Images/godic/202501/09/Lipofsky-Dikembe_Motombo2839.jpg")
![Mutombo with the Houston Rockets in March 2008](/Images/godic/202501/09/Mutombo2839.jpg")
![Mutombo speaks to the Senegalese population about the importance of sleeping under mosquito nets.](/Images/godic/202501/09/Dikembe-Mutombo2839.jpg")
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966), commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a Congolese American retired professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has become known for his humanitarian work.