FILE - Retired Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo waves to the crowd as his jersey number was retired by the team during halftime of the Nuggets' NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Toronto Raptors NBA basketball team President Masai Ujiri reacts as he speaks about the death of Dikembe Mutombo in Toronto, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Atlanta Hawks Dikembe center Mutombo was honored during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)

Former Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo, who died in late September, is honored by having his name and number placed on the floor in the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone directs his team against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Nuggets development coach Stephen Graham wears a shirt in honor of former Nuggets center Dikemba Mutombo who died last month as players warm up before an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)