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USA Today · 1d

Dikembe Mutombo's finger wag was 1 of the greatest taunts in sports history

Dikembe Mutombo wasn’t JUST known for the finger wag. But when you see the many images of the legendary center who died from brain cancer at the age of 58, you see him and his humongous wingspan going up for a block,

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Dikembe Mutombo: From finger wag to Geico ad. Moments we'll remember from former Rockets, NBA star

In a blowout of the Lakers in 2007, Mutombo blocked five shots, moving past Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become second in career blocked shots. Only Hakeem Olajuwon, the former Rockets great and an inspiration to Mutombo as a fellow African, collected more. Mutombo finished with 3,289. Olajuwon had 3,830.

Yahoo! Sports · 1d

Dikembe Mutombo, the NBA’s Finger-Wagging Defensive Stalwart, Dead at 58

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame NBA center, who was a towering defender on the court and an ambassador for the game off of it, has died from brain cancer. He was 58.

Basketball world mourns death of Dikembe Mutombo

Tulsa World · 10h

Appreciation: Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Fame player, had impact far beyond the game

On the court, he stopped people. Off the court, he helped people. In simplest terms, that is the legacy of Mutombo, the 7-foot-2 mountain of a center who died Monday.

The Washington Post · 1d

Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo

He was a defensive force on the court who changed the way the game of basketball is played. But more importantly, Dikembe truly changed the world and improved countless lives through his humanitarian work in Africa.

NBC New York · 1d

Basketball world mourns death of Dikembe Mutombo with tributes on social media

The basketball world lost an icon on Monday when Dikembe Mutombo died. Here are some touching tributes from former players and media.

Sporting News1d

Dikembe Mutombo finger wag, explained: Revisiting 1997 game that led to iconic 'no, no, no' blocks celebration

The birth of the finger wag stemmed from a game on April 9, 1997, between Mutombo's Hawks and the 76ers. The Atlanta ...

National Basketball Association11h

How Dikembe Mutombo defended the hoop, hope and happiness

A tribute to Dikembe Mutombo, whose' finger wag was forbidding, even though the man himself was an icon of acceptance away ...

13h

A Look Back at Dikembe Mutombo’s Adidas Sneakers

At 7 feet 2 inches, Mutombo held down the paint as one of the league’s best-ever defenders and shot blockers. As an Adidas ...

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Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58: Integral part of Georgetown's legacy of big men was 'larger than life'

Along with Patrick Ewing before him and Alonzo Mourning after, Mutombo was part of a run of Hoya centers who dominated ...

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