The Hawks will retire Dikembe Mutombo’s No. 55 on Tuesday at Philips Arena. It will be the culmination of a year during which the center was elected to and inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Mutombo will become just the fourth player in franchise history to be honored with a retired number and the first since Wilkins in 2001.
“I’m so happy that the Hawks are honoring me with such a wonderful event, which is a historical event because when your jersey goes up, nobody can take it down,” Mutombo said in a recent media conference call.