As sports fans continue to grapple with the recent death of Dikembe Mutombo ... blocks, behind only fellow African Hakeem Olajuwon, Spears said. His famous finger wag following a blocked shot ...

Pat Graham | The Associated Press The Nuggets honor franchise legend Dikembe Mutombo ... with an image of the big man’s iconic finger wag. Mutombo, the basketball Hall of Famer known for ...

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) leaps in an attempt to block a shot ... Dikembe Mutombo by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with an image of the big man’s iconic finger wag.

Was Dikembe Mutombo on ... As he became an established star, Mutombo punctuated those blocks by waving his finger to the crowd. “The ‘no, no, no,’ finger wag became infamous, and that ...

Mutombo was famous for his patented finger wag because he was one of the greatest shot-blockers in NBA history. That all started in Denver, with Dikembe ... the league in blocks three times ...

He is the team’s backup center and, even though other players like Simmons or even Finney-Smith can fulfill that function, they cannot rebound or block shots like Clowney. In this preseason ...

Basketball Hall Of Famer, Former Knick Dikembe ... 2024 Mutombo, who also played for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets, was known for his signature shot block, which he would ...

The finger wag. The enormous ... in different ways. Mutombo touched lives, one way or another. “Dikembe Mutombo was an incredible basketball player — one of the best shot blockers and ...

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life. On the court, he was one of the greatest shot ... in blocks with 3,289, celebrating most of his rejections with his signature finger-wagging ...