Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame, finger-wagging center who spent much of his post-basketball career as an ambassador for ...

Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag. After all, they saw the original up close. Vernon Maxwell, a longtime guard, does a particularly strong version by adding ...

As he barnstormed through the NBA, famously wagging his finger at blocked shots, Mutombo would pull aside colleagues and tell them of his vision. Advertisement “Even before I became his teammate ...

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 ...

Dr. Groesbeck Parham remembers walking the streets of Atlanta with the late Dikembe Mutombo. "I was there visiting, and he had to get his passport renewed, so we parked the car and we were walking ...

A new court decal of Mutombo's silhouette doing his signature finger wag will be added to the sideline at State Farm Arena for the game against the Dallas Mavericks. It coincides with a special ...

Mutombo's signature finger wag became a symbol of his dominance and charisma on the court. Beyond his defensive prowess, ...

He was always accessible at NBA events over the years — with his infectious smile, deep booming voice and signature finger wag that endeared him to basketball fans of every generation." Mutombo ...

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

Of course, you can't talk about Mutombo without mentioning the finger wag. Mutombo would break out the famous "no, no, no" ...