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Mutombo
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has become well known for his humanitarian work. The , center (basketball), center, who began his career with the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball, Georgetown Hoyas, is commonly regarded as one of the greatest block (basketball), shot blockers and defensive players of all time, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times; he was also an eight-time NBA All-Star, All-Star. On January 10, 2007, he surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the second List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders, most prolific shot blocker in NBA history, behind only Hakeem Olajuwon, and he averaged a Double-double (basketball), double-double for most of his career. At the conclusion of the 2009 NBA playoffs, Mutombo announced his retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at State Farm Arena. The team's origins can be traced to the establishment of the Buffalo Bisons in 1946 in Buffalo, New York, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL) owned by Ben Kerner and Leo Ferris. After 38 days in Buffalo, the team moved to Moline, Illinois, where they were renamed the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. In 1949, they joined the NBA as part of the merger between the NBL and the Basketball Association of America (BAA), and briefly had Red Auerbach as coach. In 1951, Kerner moved the team to Milwaukee, where they changed their name to the Milwaukee Hawks. Kerner and the team moved again in 1955 to St. Louis, where they won their only NBA Championship in 1958 and qualified to play in the NBA Finals in 1957, 1960 and 1961. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
