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)

FILE - Former NBA basketball player Dikembe Mutombo laughs during a news conference announcing him as one of the 12 finalists of this year's hall of fame class during an event ahead of the NBA All Star basketball game, on Feb. 14, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - Atlanta Hawks center Dikembe Mutombo, left, pushes up on Detroit Pistons center Terry Mills during the first quarter in Auburn Hills, Mich., Friday, May 2, 1997. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

FILE - The Atlanta Hawks' Dikembe Mutombo, left, drives to the hoop against the Chicago Bulls' Dennis Rodman during the second quarter of their playoff game Thursday, May 8, 1997, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Michael S. Green, File)