Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
NBA stars pay tribute to Dikembe Mutombo
beIN SPORTS Philippines
Follow
10/1/2024
NBA stars pay tribute to Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who died from brain cancer on Monday at the age of 58.
Category
🥇
Sports
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
First, the news of the Kimbe passing is sad and our prayers and thoughts go out to his
00:12
family.
00:13
But when you talk about a great human being, on and off the floor, the things that he did
00:25
for his country, the hospital, he's going to be dearly missed.
00:31
When you talk about an angel, unfortunately it was taken a little bit too soon.
00:38
It's a sad day, especially for us Africans and really the whole world because other than
00:47
what he's accomplished on the basketball court, I think he was even better off the court.
00:54
He's one of the guys that I look up to as far as having an impact, not just on the court,
01:04
but off the court.
01:05
He's done a lot of great things.
01:06
He had his great stint in Houston, which is where that kind of relationship built.
01:13
But like you said, the impact of him being a player and then after his retirement, him
01:19
globally impacting the game, it's meant a lot to this game.
01:23
So it's definitely a tragedy and it's devastating and we're definitely going to miss him and
01:29
what he's done, not only for myself, but for the entire game of basketball.
01:34
My fondest memory of Dikembe Mutombo, he fractured my face on my birthday in Cleveland with an elbow.
01:45
I never even got an opportunity to tell him about that, but yeah, I don't remember how
01:49
old I was in Cleveland, my first stint, and I think I was turning 22 maybe.
01:54
He was in Houston.
01:55
You can do some of the...
01:56
You guys can do the research.
01:57
Yep, he was in Houston and I went to the hole and caught one of those Dikembe elbows.
02:03
And if anybody know about the Dikembe elbows, they do not feel good.
02:08
He fractured my face and I went to the hospital that night and I wore a mask for a little bit.
02:13
Yeah.
02:14
Yeah.
02:15
So that is my memory of Dikembe.
02:19
Yeah.
02:20
Yeah.
Recommended
1:13
|
Up next
NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo Dies at 58: 'Simply Larger Than Life'
People
9/30/2024
1:54
NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo dies aged 58
Stadium Astro English
10/1/2024
1:59
Mutombo Enshrined In Hall Of Fame
CineSport
9/12/2015
1:01
NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo Has Passed Away
The Spun
2/26/2025
1:14
Stars including Nowitzki and Hawk pay tribute to Kobe Bryant
beinsports-hk
2/18/2020
1:06
Socialeyesed - NBA legend Bill Russell dies aged 88
beIN SPORTS Thailand
7/31/2022
1:01
Remembering the life of NBA legend Jerry West
Stadium Astro English
6/14/2024
1:08
Derrick Rose retires: revisiting his epic MVP season
beIN SPORTS USA
9/26/2024
2:06
Dikembe Mutombo Talks About Trip To South Africa For NBA Africa Game 2017
ThePostGame
1/31/2018
1:27
Derrick Rose announces retirement
WSCR-AM / 670 The Score
9/26/2024
2:34
Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists Announced for 2025
SportsGrid
2/17/2025
1:15
Remembering Kobe Bryant's 60-point NBA farewell
beIN SPORTS USA
4/13/2024
0:30
Kobe Bryant signs off NBA career with 60 points
beIN SPORTS Philippines
4/13/2020
0:24
LeBron James Becomes First Player in NBA History to Score 40,000 Career Points
Sports Illustrated
3/3/2024
1:18
Stephen Curry Asks Kobe Bryant for His Autograph in All-Star Locker Room
The Fumble
2/16/2016
3:56
Remembering Bill Walton: NBA Hall of Famer and Broadcaster
SportsGrid
5/30/2024
0:44
Guardiola 'really pleased' with goalscorer Reijnders after Man City win
beIN SPORTS Thailand
today
0:30
Shedeur Sanders 'knew the answers to the test' on Browns debut
beIN SPORTS Thailand
yesterday
1:00
Boxer says CrossFit takes him to another level and only proves it is a brutal training methodology
beIN SPORTS USA
yesterday
1:10
Conor Benn challenges Ilia Topuria to bare knuckle showdown and promises total destruction
beIN SPORTS USA
yesterday
0:31
Lamine Yamal is unstoppable
beIN SPORTS USA
yesterday
0:16
'I can get my Madden rating to 99 quickly' - Mahomes
beIN SPORTS Thailand
2 days ago
1:14
Sabalenka progresses in Cincinnati after beating Vondrousova
beIN SPORTS Philippines
today
0:28
Guardiola 'really pleased' with Reijnders after City's friendly win
beIN SPORTS Philippines
today
1:44
Sinner eases to straight-sets win over Galan in Cincinnati
beIN SPORTS Philippines
today