Here's what we learned from the 2024-25 NBA media day as players and coaches from across the league prepare for the season.

Klay Thompson walked through the Dallas Mavericks' facility in his new uniform for the first time. Chris Paul posed side-by-side with Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio, one standing about a foot and a half taller than the other.

Dikembe Mutombo was truly larger than life. So many of us woke up yesterday to the excitement of media days going on around the league but were quickly greeted by

On a most difficult and emotional morning, Masai Ujiri was telling a story about getting promoted in Denver years ago and a chance meeting at the airport he had with the legendary Dikembe Mutombo. Ujiri had dressed for comfort that day in a track suit when Mutombo asked him a rhetorical question.

LeBron James told the story of Mutombo fracturing his face — and even then he couldn't talk about Dikembe without a smile on his face.

Jeff Van Gundy, Bernie Bickerstaff and Mutombo's teammates on the legacy of the beloved player: "There was no way you could not like him."

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday. "Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said about the 7-foot-2 icon in a statement Monday.

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 from brain cancer, the NBA said on Monday. Beloved by fans, the Congolese center was selected as an NBA All-Star eight times, using his tremendous,