By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-10-01 19:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
这位四届最佳防守球员于昨日逝世
世间不乏伟大之人，迪肯贝·穆托姆博(Dikembe Mutombo)便是其中翘楚。
穆托姆博被认为是历史上最杰出的防守球员之一，这位盖帽专家以其对那些想要投篮的球员摇手指的拒绝动作而闻名。
这位身高 7 英尺 2 英寸（约 2.18 米）、体重 260 磅（约 118 公斤）的中锋在 21 岁时从刚果民主共和国移居美国，为乔治城大学豪雅队打球。
在 1991 年的NBA 选秀中，穆托姆博在第四顺位被丹佛掘金队选中。他曾两次打入NBA 总决赛：第一次是在 2001 年随费城 76 人队，第二次是在 2003 年与新泽西篮网队一起对抗圣安东尼奥马刺队。
穆托姆博四次荣膺 NBA 最佳防守球员奖，三次领衔联盟盖帽榜，两次领衔联盟篮板榜，并八次入选全明星阵容。
穆托姆博不仅是篮球偶像，更是一位品格高尚的人道主义者。他创办了迪肯贝·穆托姆博基金会，致力于改善刚果民主共和国的生活条件。他荣获 NBA 的 J. 沃尔特·肯尼迪公民奖，被《体育新闻》评为“体坛好人”，并当选为总统服务奖的 20 位获奖者之一，该奖项是美国志愿服务的最高荣誉。
穆托姆博参加了 NBA 的“篮球无疆界”计划，为扎伊尔女子篮球队支付了 1996 年百年奥运会期间的队服和费用，并担任国际救援机构 CARE 的发言人。
2022 年，穆托姆博接受了脑瘤治疗。
公众迅速表达了对他的爱与支持。
瑞安·穆托姆博在 IG 上向他的父亲表达了衷心的敬意。pic.twitter.com/UgiXp8iQWz
—— 山顶篮球 (@ HilltopHoops_) 2024 年 9 月 30 日
你传奇般的篮球生涯和慈善事业为我以及许多刚果和非洲青年铺平了道路。你是一位 @ NBA 传奇人物和非洲偶像，并将激励未来 generations。迪肯贝·穆托姆博，安息吧。@ NBA_Africa pic.twitter.com/gMpWlonmis
—— 塞尔吉·伊巴卡(@ sergeibaka) 2024 年 9 月 30 日
听到迪肯贝·穆托姆博去世的消息，我感到非常难过。迪肯贝不仅在球场上表现出色，在场下也是一股向善的力量，受到那些认识他的人的钦佩和爱戴。他的笑容、他的价值观以及他对篮球和帮助他人的奉献精神将永远…… pic.twitter.com/KZaOSAXVGE
—— 保罗·加索尔(@ paugasol) 2024 年 9 月 30 日
安息吧，巨人。
点击查看原文：Open Thread: The basketball world mourns the loss of Dikembe Mutombo
Open Thread: The basketball world mourns the loss of Dikembe Mutombo
The four-time Defensive Player of the Year passed away yesterday
There’s larger than life, and then there is Dikembe Mutombo.
Considered one of the best defensive players in history, the blocking expert was known for his finger-wagging dismissal of would-be shooters.
The 7-foot-2-inch, 260-pound center moved to the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo at age 21 to play college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas.
Mutombo was chosen fourth in the 1991 NBA Draft, going to the Denver Nuggets. Dikembe played twice in the NBA Finals. First, with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2001 and again alongside the New Jersey Nets in 2003 against the San Antonio Spurs.
He received the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, led the NBA in blocked shots three times, led the league in rebounds twice, and was named to eight All-Star teams.
Not just a basketball icon, Mutombo was a humanitarian of the highest caliber. He started the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to improve living conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was awarded the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, named Sporting News “Good Guys in Sports,” and elected as one of 20 winners of the President’s Service Awards, the nation’s highest honor for volunteer service.
Motumbo participated in the Basketball Without Borders NBA program, paid for uniforms and expenses for the Zaire women’s basketball team during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, and served as a spokesman for the international relief agency, CARE.
In 2022, Mutombo underwent treatment for a brain tumor.
The outpouring of love from the public was swift.
Ryan Mutombo with a heartfelt tribute to his father on IG. pic.twitter.com/UgiXp8iQWz
— Hilltop Hoops (@ HilltopHoops_) September 30, 2024
You paved the way for me and for many Congolese and African youth with your legendary basketball career and charitable actions. You are an @ NBA legend and an African icon and that will inspire the many coming generations. Rest In Peace Dikembe Mutombo. @ NBA_Africa pic.twitter.com/gMpWlonmis
— Serge Ibaka (@ sergeibaka) September 30, 2024
I was very sad to hear about Dikembe Mutombo’s passing. Dikembe was not only great on the court, but a force for good off it, admired and loved by those who got to know him. His smile, his values and his dedication to basketball, as well as to helping others, will never be… pic.twitter.com/KZaOSAXVGE
— Pau Gasol (@ paugasol) September 30, 2024
Rest in peace, Big Man.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock