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)

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 - 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 - Artist and songwriter Kris Kristofferson performs "Sunday Morning Coming Down" at the Nashville Songwriters Association International "50 Years of Songs" at the Ryman Auditorium, Sept. 20, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Laura Roberts/Invision/AP, 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)

People wait to gather water at Mountain Valley Water in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in West Asheville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

A sign hangs outside a closed barber shop and bar in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on Monday, Sept. 30, at the Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, N.C. (AP Photo/Gary Robertson)