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Charles Curtis

Dikembe Mutombo’s finger wag was 1 of the greatest taunts in sports history

Dikembe Mutombo wasn’t JUST known for the finger wag.

But when you see the many images of the legendary center who died from brain cancer at the age of 58, you see him and his humongous wingspan going up for a block, swatting it away and putting up an elongated finger to tell his opponent “NO NO NO.”

So many players imitated it and Mutombo leaned into it after his career was over. And what a career it was: eight All-Star teams, six All-Defensive teams, four Defensive Player of the Year titles.

And he played the game with such joy. RIP.

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