myespn.go.com - 4/22/2009
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This is one of the best NBA videos ever, and it's 100% Mutombo. Almost wherever he goes, Dikembe Mutombo is the loudest, gravelliest, tallest and smiliest person in the room. He can fill any amount of space -- with laughter, stories, elbows or anything else. Everywhere he ...
It’s not a block party without Dikembe Mutombo
thatnbalotterypick.blogspot.com 4/12/2009 — One of the issues that I think that some of the younger NBA players face is not respecting their elders. To be honest a fair amount of NBA players and even fans have no recollection past Michael Jordan to some of the other great players that came before him or during his reign. Dikembe Mutombo ...
Tribute to Dikembe Mutombo
fourthandfifty.com 4/22/2009 —
In a sad turn of events, the great Dikembe Mutombo has been seriously injured , in Game 2 of the Rockets Trailblazers Playoff Series. Although Dikembe previously announced his retirement at the end of this season, this latest knee injury will likely keep him out of the game for good.
We ...
2 A.M. Two-fer: A Mountain of a Man
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com 4/22/2009 — I was gonna write some voodoo tonight, but there's enough bad juju going around the NBA. In Game 2 against Portland, Houston's Dikembe Mutombo went down with a left knee injury and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher. The injury was first called a knee sprain, but reports from ...
Dikembe Mutombo: "For Me, Basketball is Over."
myespn.go.com 4/22/2009 — The Oregonian quotes Dikembe Mutombo : "I'm going to need surgery. For me, basketball is over. I cried so much about it when I was laying on the floor." The Houston Chronicle's Richard Justice writes : His 18-year NBA career ended ...
Shanoff's W.U.C.: Lions, Pirates, Corp, Dikembe
sportingnews.com 4/22/2009 — Today's Calls: Detroit Lions vs. Matt Stafford, Pirates vs. Marlins, Percy Harvin vs. Chad Johnson, Aaron Corp vs. Mark Sanchez, Dwight Howard vs. Dikembe Mutombo, Mike Vick vs. Roger Goodell, Demetri Martin vs. Paul DePodesta, Cavs vs. Heineken and ...
The good Mr. Mutombo
peachtreehoops.com 4/22/2009 —
Dikembe Mutomobo, a man who won two (and half) defensive player of the year awards with the Hawks and pretty much represents all that is right with basketball, went down with a career ending injury last night during the Rockets Blazers game.
To a man who gave Atlanta the finger wag, ...
"For me, basketball is over," Mutombo said.
pickaxeandroll.com 4/22/2009 — "For me, basketball is over," Mutombo said.
I realize Dikembe Mutombo hasn't played in Denver for what seems like 1,000 years. But the 42 year-old may finally be done after injuring his knee last night in the Rockets loss to the Blazers.
Mutombo still holds the record for most career ...
Mount Mutombo is Dormant, but not Forgotten
mcbias.blogspot.com 4/22/2009 — Forty-two years. 42, and still playing in the NBA. Truly, Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was already something special just for his longevity. However, it looks like his career is finally over after a first-quarter collision with Greg Oden in Game 2 of the ...
Mutombo Done, Playoff Format, Roy A Beast
linkedonsports.com 4/22/2009 — Dikembe Mutombo appears to have played his last game after the injury last night to his knee. It’s a sad way to go out for one of the better people in the NBA. He always played hard and played with so much passion. Although statistically, his career averages aren’t amazing, it is ...
Mutombo Likely Done...Forever.
blazeoflove.com 4/22/2009 — After what appeared to be a pretty severe and scary knee injury last night, Dikembe Mutombo is calling his career "over" . Definitely a sad sight to see especially for a guy that seemed almost invincible after all of these years.
Afterward in Houston's locker room, the 7-foot-2 veteran ...
Deek Goes Out Feet First, As Predicted
cantstopthebleeding.com 4/22/2009 — I mean, it was on a stretcher, he’s going to be fine, but after 18 NBA seasons it was pretty clear that Dikembe Mutombo was not going to simply decide to walk away from the NBA. He would be carried away. He would drive away in one of those little Rascal-brand scooters favored by ...
Late Night Links: Good Night, Sweet Dikembe
slamonline.com 4/22/2009 — by Lang Whitaker
It was his voice, it was always his voice. Constantly hoarse, deep, expansive, strangulated, like a foghorn crossed with Kermit the Frog.
In the first quarter of tonight’s Portland/Houston game, Rockets backup center ...
Impossible to Forget Dikembe
nba.fanhouse.com 4/23/2009 — by Tom Ziller Felled after a collision with a man half his age, Dikembe Mutombo will apparently never play in the NBA again. This isn't the first retirement for Mutombo, but it sure feels like the final one. And boy, the league will miss this ...
Wave a finger goodbye to Dikembe Mutombo
network.nationalpost.com 4/23/2009 —
Sometimes when an athlete's career ends, we the observers feel shock (see ya, Barry Sanders). Sometimes, we feel resignation (it was time, Greg Maddux). Sometimes, there is a peculiar kind of joy (finally, no more Brett Favre! For real this ...
In Honor Of Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean Jacque Wamutombo
zonersports.com 4/23/2009 — Dikembe Mutombo is calling it a career. And what a career it was. That distinct gravelly voice. The 3200 or so finger-wags after turning away shots. The celebration from the floor after his 8th seed Nuggets stunned the top seed Sonics. And all of his wonderful charity work. A great player, a ...
Dikembe Mutombo suffers career-ending knee injury —
InsideHoops
Dikembe Mutombo, 42, was carried away on a stretcher in the first quarter of the Rockets’ 107-103 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2 with what he said was a career-ending left knee injury. “It’s over for me for my career,” said Mutombo, who will be examined by team doctors when the ...
We Reminisce: Dikembe Mutombo’s Career —
Dime Magazine
Today is one of the saddest days of the year. Not because of the weather, or the fact that I had to re-up on my $81 monthly Metro Card, but because Dikembe Mutombo’s career-ending injury signifies the end of an era. Bigger than the game, take a look back on Deke’s life.
Is Mutombo a ...
Dikembe Mutombo Retires After Injury —
Hooped Up
Last night behind Brandon Roy’s 42 points, Portland evened the series (1-1) with Houston and now the series shifts back to Houston. However, the Rockets will be without the services of Dikembe Mutombo after he sustained a career ending injury.
Mutombo, 42, was carried away on a ...
Dikembe Mutombo: ‘It’s Over for Me’ —
SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni
From the moment he crumpled the floor, you just knew. And evidently, he knew as well. Dikembe Mutombo’s basketball career came to an abrupt end last night, following a horrific knee injury in the first quarter of Game 2 against the Portland Trailblazers.
The ...
Dikembe Retiring —
Basketball Exchange
I am very, very, very, very, very sad to hear Dikembe has decided to retire . True this day has been a long time coming, but nevertheless it's sad to hear regardless.
He is an inspiration and has made the game a hundred times more interesting with his exciting play and colorful ...
Who Wants To Hex Mutombo? —
Sportress of Blogitude
It’s a sad day for basketball fans and finger wavers everywhere: Rockets backup center Dikembe Mutombo’s career is over after he suffered a knee injury last night in Houston’s loss to the Portland Trailblazers.
“For me, basketball is over,” he said.
Mutombo was ...
Do the Lakers Lack a Killer Instinct? —
FanHouse
by Matt Watson Cherry Picking recaps yesterday's action. Objectively speaking, the Lakers hold a commanding 2-0 lead in their first-round matchup with the Jazz. How commanding? According to ESPN's John Hollinger , teams that open a series with two straight wins have gone on to win the ...
So Long, Dikembe Mutombo —
Sportaphile
The 83 billion year career of Dikembe Mutombo came to an end tonight in Portland when he suffered a bad injury while battling in the post with Greg Oden. Deke was carried out on a stretcher and received a proper sendoff from all players on the court as well as the Portland crowd. After the ...
Dikembe Mutumbo Retires After Injury: 'For Me, Basketball Is Over' —
FanHouse
by Will Brinson Dikembe Mutumbo suffered a horrible fall on Tuesday night, tangling legs with Greg Oden before crumbling to the ground. He stayed down for quite some time, too, before being taken off the floor on a stretcher -- and judging by his quotes following the game, he may have also ...
2009 NBA Playoffs (Day 4 Recap) —
The No-Look Pass
Mike Brown won Coach of the Year and Dwight Howard won Defensive Player of the Year . I should put up an entry concerning end-of-year awards, huh?
Three games in the Playoffs tonight. Let's get it started. Ugh. Now that Black-Eyed Peas song is in my head . I hated that song in '04 or '05 or ...
End of line for Mutombo —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
Dikembe Mutombo was carried off the court last night in Portland and later said he suffered a career-ending knee injury. The 42-year-old Mutombo was on crutches and fighting back tears in the locker room after the Rockets’ loss to Portland. "For me, basketball is over," he said. "Nobody ...
Farewell to Dikembe Mutombo —
Bleacher Report - NBA
Dikembe Mutombo knew straight away his basketball career was over.
On Tuesday night, when he came down hard after tangling with Greg Oden, the 18-year veteran had to be carried off the court on a stretcher.
It was a sad way for one of ...
Dikembe Mutombo: A Tribute —
Bleacher Report - NBA
In a sad turn of events, the great Dikembe Mutombo has been seriously injured in Game Two of the Rockets-Trail Blazers playoff series.
Although Dikembe previously announced his retirement at the end of this season, this latest knee injury will ...
