ATLANTA — Family, friends and fans will come together this morning to celebrate the life of NBA great and humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo.

The free public memorial begins at 10:30 a.m. at McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Tech campus, where Mutombo’s impact on and off the court will be remembered.

Mutombo, who passed away on September 30, 2024, at age 58 after a battle with brain cancer, is being honored not just for his Hall of Fame basketball career but for his lasting legacy of service.

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Mutombo played 18 seasons in the NBA, spending five of those with the Atlanta Hawks, and became one of the most popular players in team history. He was an eight-time All-Star, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year, and

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