D is for Dikembe and That's Good Enough for Me

Thank god for Henry Abbott at True Hoop. Without him, I'd probably never see things like this:



Of course, I still think the most convincing Dikembe Mutombo impression comes from this guy:

New Toy from NBA.com

Yeah yeah, it's been a while. I was busy unwrapping my Christmas present from NBA.com. Check it out:


NBA.com offers these little flash widgets on every player page -- just grab the code and you can embed a little Dikembe Mutombo in your blog or a little Smush Parker on your MySpace page. (And who doesn't want some Smush on their MySpace page?) We're using Dikembe as the example in honor of the fact that he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and moved into second place on the all-time list for blocks last night. The big fella has now wagged his finger 3,191 times. That's a whole lot of "get out of my kitchen."

No Man Flies in the Eyes of Mutombo

The miscreant who used racial slurs while heckling Dikembe Mutombo at a preseason Magic/Rockets game has reportely issued a full apology, offered to make a $5000 donation to a charity of Mutombo's choice, and pledged not to attend any Magic games until he gets an OK from the big fella.

That's all very nice. But his explanation leaves a little bit to be desired... he claimed that he didn't know that calling Mutombo a monkey might be considered offensive.

Really? You didn't think that big Deke might object to that term?

If Mutombo had simply swatted the guy in the head, the way he's redirected so many weak shots in his career, that would have been just fine with me. Give this clown a great big ol' finger-wag, Dikembe. You owe it to yourself.