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UPDATED: September 30, 2024 at 12:39 p.m.

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame basketball player who started his career with the Denver Nuggets, died at 58 from brain cancer, the NBA announced on Monday. Mutombo was drafted by the Nuggets and spent his first five seasons in Denver.

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Originally Published: September 30, 2024 at 12:34 p.m.