The University of Memphis cancelled a December ceremony in which it planned to honor former basketball coach John Calipari after the program's fans expressed serious opposition.
Dikembe Mutombo enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame tonight after an 18-year career with six different franchises, eight All-Star appearances, four Defensive Player of the Year awards, and countless trademark finger wags after blocking opponents' shots.
Feared by opponents as one of the game's great rim protectors and by everyone on the court for his notoriously wayward elbows, the 7'2" center from the Congo has gone on to leave a rich legacy not only on the court—trailing only Hakeem Olajuwon all-time with 3,289 blocks and ranks 20th in career rebounds—but off it, focusing much of his time on humanitarian work in Africa and around the globe.