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Dikembe Mutombo, an 18 year NBA veteran, played his last game last night due to a knee injury. Mutombo became famous for his vicious blocks followed by a taunting finger wag to the face of the man he just humiliated, as if to say "Naaaaat eeeeen maaayyy hoooooussssse." A few years back, the NBA determined that a finger wag to the face was worth a technical foul. Did that stop Deke from doing it? Not a chance. He has spent the last few years blocking shots, and then pausing for a few seconds before going on offense to wag his finger to the adoring or jeering crowd.
Mr. Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, we thank you for the memories.
2009-04-22
A Tribute
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Chris,
First off, glad to have you back. Secondly, a tribute to Mutombo is both well deserved (on his part) and well conceived (on yours). My favorite story about the guy was when Michael Jordan shot a free-throw with his eyes closed, made it, winked at Mutombo and said "Welcome to the NBA." I can't vouch for the truth of that story, but Ahmad Rashad's "NBA Inside Stuff" has never steered me wrong before.
Btw, Shane Battier does a great Cookie Monster impersonation.
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