Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Nov 23, 2015
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.