Dikembe Mutombo
LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat posts up Paul George #24 of the Indiana Pacers during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at AmericanAirlines Arena on May 22, 2012 in Miami, Florida.
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Viewpoint: Twice as Nice
Early in the UFC 146 main event on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Frank Mir shot for a single-leg takedown on Junior dos Santos, his hopes of a third championship reign in the promotion riding on his ability to get the fight into hi from Sherdog.com Read more »
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LeBron James, Dwight Howard front and centre on NBA's All-Defensive Team
NEW YORK — Miami forward and league MVP LeBron James and Orlando center Dwight Howard highlighted the NBA's All-Defensive Team. Both players were named to the first team Wednesday for the fourth consecutive season. James and Howard were joined by Oklahom from Vancouver Sun Read more »
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Vince Carter: VC's Top 10 Career Dunks
Dikembe Mutombo was one of the greatest defensive players of his generation. He won Defensive Player of the Year four times and collected 3,289 blocks during his career. He is known for his finger wag, a move which he did after blocking an opponent’s sho from Bleacher Report Read more »
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A comeback by Denver Nuggets would be special for George Karl
DENVER — Eighteen years later, the image still torments George Karl. Dikembe Mutombo is lying on the floor underneath the basket at Seattle's Key Arena, his outstretched arms holding the ball above his head in triumph. Mutombo's Denver Nuggets had just c from Los Angeles Times Read more »
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Good talks
In this photo provided by the United Nations Foundation, former NBA players, Shaquille O'Neal (left) and Dikembe Mutombo, share a laugh at the UN Foundation's “Nothing But Nets” campaign NETworking reception at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on from The Jakarta Post Read more »
