The gesture — which saw Mutombo say "no, no, no" with a finger wag after blocking shots — became so popular that Geico built a commercial around it, and future athletes such as J.J. Watt ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo died Monday from brain cancer, the NBA announced. He was 58.

Dikembe Mutombo's finger wag was forbidding, even as the man himself was an icon of acceptance. Shaun Powell Renowned for blocking all comers on the court, Dikembe Mutombo welcomed and helped all he ...

"If you were with him, you had nothing to worry about." Jerome Williams, a former Georgetown big said about Mutombo, another Hoyas alum.

Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many reasons why he’s immortalized in the Hall of Fame.

The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many ...

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

We want to say 'no!' to polio, 'no!' to malaria." On the court, referees weren't as receptive to Mutombo's celebratory routine, slapping him with technical fouls and fines for taunting players.