Mutombo typically would wag a taunting finger at opponents after blocking their shots. When the NBA prohibited such taunting, he amended his routine to turn toward the fans or the cameras ...

Denver players and coaches showed their respect, too, by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with an image of the big man’s iconic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Denver players and coaches showed their respect, too, by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with an image of the big man's iconic finger wag. Mutombo, the basketball Hall of Famer known for his enormous ...

Mutombo would routinely wag his finger and tell his opposition "no, no, no," an act that would follow him through his ...

Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame, finger-wagging center who spent much of his post-basketball career as an ambassador for the sport, died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced Monday.

One such instance Spears observed was when he was at an airport preparing to board a flight with Mutombo. “Everybody wanted a picture, a video, or a finger wag, and he obliged every person ...

Denver players and coaches showed their respect, too, by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with an image of the big man's iconic finger wag. Mutombo, the basketball Hall of Famer known for his enormous ...

Denver players and coaches showed their respect, too, by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with an image of the big man's iconic finger wag. Recommended Videos Mutombo, the basketball Hall of Famer ...