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Hawks retire Mutombo’s No. 55 Tuesday

The banners celebrating the careers of Bob Pettit, Lou Hudson and Dominique Wilkins are about to get some company.

The Hawks will retire Dikembe Mutombo’s No. 55 Tuesday at Philips Arena. It will be the culmination of a year in which the center was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Mutombo will become just the fourth player in franchise history to be honored with a retired number and the first since Wilkins in 2001.

+Hawks retire Mutombou2019s No. 55 Tuesday photo
Former NBA basketball player Dikembe Mutombo, right, hugs former player Spencer Haywood after they were announced as part of the 12

The ceremony will take place during a halftime ceremony of the Hawks game against the Celtics.