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Also Known As Deke • Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo
Born June 25, 1966 • Kinshasa • Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died September 30, 2024 (aged 58) • Atlanta • Georgia
Awards And Honors Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2015)

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