Ten days before he is scheduled to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Dikembe Mutombo will be honored in Atlanta "for his success on the basketball [court] and his humanitarian work away from the game," according to the Atlanta Hawks' website. The honor will be given to Mutombo on Sept. 1 at the Fulton County Government Center in Atlanta. On Sept. 11, the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year will become a Hall of Famer. Mutombo spent the majority of his career with the Denver Nuggets, Hawks, and Houston Rockets. He ranks second in NBA history with 3,289 blocked shots.
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