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Basketball Hall Of Famer, Former NJ Net Dikembe Mutombo Dies At 58 Basketball Hall Of Famer, Former NJ Net Dikembe Mutombo Dies At 58
Basketball Hall Of Famer, Former NJ Net Dikembe Mutombo Dies At 58 Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo, who played for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks as part of a Hall of Fame career, died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced on Monday, Sept. 30. We share our condolences with his wife, Rose, the entire Mutombo family, and their loved ones. RIP. pic.twitter.com/3j7M1ONqxJ — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) September 30, 2024 Mutombo, who also played for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets, was known for his signature shot block, which he would follow up by wagging his finger and yelling, "No No No!…

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Northern Westchester Legend Elton Brand Named NBA GM Northern Westchester Legend Elton Brand Named NBA GM
Northern Westchester Legend Elton Brand Named NBA GM One of the most accomplished athletes to ever play high school sports in the Hudson Valley is moving to the front office.After a 17-year NBA career, 1997 Peekskill High School graduate Elton Brand is expected to be named general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Brand, who played five seasons with the 76ers, is currently the team's vice president of basketball operations after serving as GM of the Sixers' G League affiliate in Delaware. Brand, 39, replaces Bryan Colangelo as GM, who resigned in June after  "careless and in some instances reckless" sharing of sensitiv…

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