A four-time member of the NBAโs All-Defensive Team, โDekeโ Mutombo is commonly regarded as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time. Winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, he was also an eight-time All-Star.
โMy lifeโs mission is to keep improving living conditions for the people of Africa.โ
His most lasting in๏ฌuence on the game, and the world at large, is re๏ฌected in his commitment to improving life through humanitarian efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.