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Dikembe Mutombo is a former professional basketball player who has played for eighteen seasons in the NBA. Dikembe Mutombo started playing with the Georgetown Hoyas and is also popular for his humanitarian works

Early Life

Mutombo’s birthdate is 25th June 1966 and his birthplace is Léopoldville, DR Congo. The full name of the basketball player is Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo. Similarly, Mutombo holds Congolese-American nationality and he has been following Baptism.

The age of the basketball player as of 2021 is fifty-five years old and his sun sign is Cancer. Also, the name of Mutombo’s parents are Samuel Mutombo and Bimaba Marie Mutombo and she has 9 siblings. As for his education, he first went to a high school and then to Boboto College in Kinshasha, DR Congo. There, he was studying for his medical career, the classes being extremely challenging.

When he was sixteen years old, Mutombo made a decision to serve in his basketball career. So, Mutombo went to the United States in the year 1987 at the age of twenty-one to join the college. On a USAID scholarship, Mutombo went on to attend Georgetown University. Mutombo then received a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and diplomacy in the year 1991.

Caption: Mutombo with his father (Source: Instagram)

Career and Professional Life

In the year 1991, Mutombo was drafted by the Denver Nuggets. He even was the 4th overall pick. While performing for the team, Dikembe Mutombo was capable to come up with a signature transfer in the year 1992. It made him in demand and was even capable to get product endorsement. Each time that Mutombo could block a performer shot, he would go ahead and point his right index finger at that performer and its side to side.

This made Mutombo achieve several product endorsement contracts, even with the brand, Adidas. Mutombo then started his professional basketball career being the best defensive player. The basketball player was also selected to be a feature in the All-Star game. In 1995, Mutombo went to Atlanta Hawks. Mutombo had played for several teams and some of them are Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, and Houston Rockets.

However, NBZ forbade him to apply for his signature move finger wag. Mutombo then signed a contract together with the Sixers worth $68 million. At the time of the 2001 to 2002 seasons, Mutombo was unable to play due to a nagging injury. He has also played in contrast to New Jersey Nets that add eleven blocks. He then has defeated Denver Nuggets when he was forty years old. Mutombo then declared his retirement on 23rd April 2009.

Other works

In 2002, Mutombo got a cameo role in “Juwanna Mann” and “Like Mike”. Then, in February 2013, he was present in a GEICO auto insurance commercial, imitating his shot-blocking capability by applying it to real-world situations. Mutombo has also worked alongside Kevin Harvick in a Mobil 1 commercial for its annual defense brand, saying “Don’t change your oil.” In 2021, he was present in “Coming 2 America” being himself. He also began the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to advance existing situations in his native Democratic Republic of Congo in the year 1997.

For his works, Mutombo got the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in the years 2001 and 2009. In 2004, Mutombo took part in the Basketball Without Borders NBA event. Moreover, he is also a spokesman of the international relief agency, “CARE” and is even the 1st Youth Emissary for the “United Nations Development Program”. He is also a supporter of Special Olympics who as of now is a part of the Special Olympics International BODs and Global Ambassador. In fact, Mutombo has been a pioneer of Unified Sports which helps to collect individuals with and without intellectual incapacities.

Additionally, Mutombo has also taken part in the Unity Cup in South Africa formerly the 2010 World Cup Quarterfinal, together with South African President Jacob Zuma and Special Olympics participants across the world. In the year 2012, Mutombo went on to join his 2nd Unity Cup team. In respect to his humanitarianism, he was asked to President George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address of the year 2007 and was also stated to be a “son of the Congo” by the President in his statement. Mutombo later said, “My heart was full of joy. I didn’t know the President was going to say such great remarks.”

Caption: Mutombo giving his speech (Source: Instagram)

Net Worth

Mutombo has surely had to earn an impressive amount of money from his professional career as a basketball player. The estimated net worth of Mutombo is $75 million. At the time of his performing career, Mutombo has made more than $140 million as his salary before taxes. Mutombo has been making money by playing with several NBA teams like New Jersey Nets, New York Nicks, Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia, and the Houston Rockets. As of now, Mutombo has been living a happy and luxurious life with her family.

Relationship Status

Mutombo is a married man and the name of his first wife is Michelle Roberts who is a medical student. The couple’s wedding was in the year 1997 but was canceled after she declined to sign a prenuptial agreement the day earlier their marriage. After then, Mutombo got married to Rose and she is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo too. Together the couple has 6 kids, and the 4 of them are adopted. Other than this, Mutombo has also not been in any rumors and controversial matters too.

Caption: Mutombo with his wife on their wedding day (Source: Instagram)

Body Measurement

As for the physical statistics of Mutombo, he has obviously had a good height of 7 feet 2 inches or 218 cm. Mutombo also has a suitable bodyweight of around 260 lbs or 118 kg. Likewise, Mutombo also has a dark complexion with a pair of dark brown eyes and short black hair. In fact, Mutombo is nearly a bald person. As an athlete, Mutombo surely has a muscular and very fit body type. However, there are no further details about Mutombo’s body measurement and shoe size.

Social Media

Coming to the social media part, Mutombo surely has been quite active on some of the social media platforms. Mutombo has an Instagram account, a Facebook page, and even a Twitter account. On Instagram, Mutombo has managed to gain 366 thousand followers as of July 2021. Similarly, the American athlete has already gained 96.2 thousand followers on his Twitter account. Mutombo has also over 17 thousand followers on her Facebook page. This clearly shows that Mutombo is very popular.

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