Dikembe Mutombo
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Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was a Congolese-American professional basketball player who played center in the National Basketball Association for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "Mt.
Mutombo with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2002
Mutombo with the Houston Rockets in 2006
Mutombo playing for the Houston Rockets in 2006
Mutombo speaks at an August 2006 press briefing at the New York Foreign Press Center
Denver Nuggets
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The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Confere
Dikembe Mutombo
…recruited him to play college basketball. Mutombo played three seasons for Georgetown, establishing a reputation as a tenacious defender. In 1991, the Denver Nuggets chose him with the fourth overall pick of the NBA draft. During his NBA career, he played for six teams, in the NBA Finals for the Philadelphia 76ers…
Byron Beck, a University of Denver alumnus, is shown wearing the "Denver Rockets" uniform
Dikembe Mutombo, nicknamed "Mount Mutombo" for his exceptional rim protecting and shot blocking ability, was drafted by the Nuggets in 1991 and won Defensive Player of the Year with the Nuggets in 1995.
Denver drafted Carmelo Anthony 3rd overall in the 2003 draft.
Allen Iverson helped Denver to their first 50-win season since 1988.