Dikembe Mutombo, the 7-foot-2 center who starred at Georgetown University and became one of the NBA's greatest shot blockers, died of brain cancer at the age of 57, leaving behind a towering legacy as a basketball icon and a champion for healthcare and humanitarian efforts in developing countries.

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