NBA, Video / Nov 13, 2008 / 7:25 pm

Someone Please Sign Dikembe Mutombo

By Aron Phillips

When I saw Kevin Garnett waving his finger at Jose Calderon the other night, it made me miss Dikembe Mutombo. When I saw the following video, I almost hopped on a plane to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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12 Responses to “Someone Please Sign Dikembe Mutombo”

1. November 13th, 2008 at 7:44 pm

   Big Shot BOB says:

   Hilarious video…I miss Deke too even though I can’t understand a word hes saing half the time. Don’t get caught by one of those elbow’s though just ask Carl Landry.

2. November 13th, 2008 at 7:54 pm

   craig990 says:

   isnt he going back to houston later in the season?

   I think at a certain date some money comes of Houston’s books and they will have space to sign Deke and not pay the dreaded luxury tax.

   at least thats what I read somewhere.

   Is there any truth to that Dime?

3. November 13th, 2008 at 7:57 pm

   fallinup says:

   Deke was my favorite player back in his Nuggets days. Such a force in the paint…and a class act. I think I still got his Upperdeck draft card somewheres.

4. November 13th, 2008 at 8:00 pm

   SteveNash says:

   i want to see Dikembe and Arnold curse each other out in front of a McDonalds!!!

5. November 13th, 2008 at 8:05 pm

   JCARR says:

   Great vid… someone MUST sign him, he can still reign as the oldest baller in the NBA if he does and almost guarantees one block per night, no matter how much play time

6. November 13th, 2008 at 8:15 pm

   Ashlov says:

   I love Deke. Not sure why the Heat haven’t jumped out of a tinted-window car, sapped him over the head, and stuffed him in the trunk.

7. November 13th, 2008 at 8:19 pm

   fattyacids says:

   he sounds like the cookie monster if he were to lose his voice. deke gets the most props for me in my book for how much he has contributed back in africa

8. November 13th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

   Nora says:

   I guess certain people are still loved after finger wagging, others are vilified….

9. November 13th, 2008 at 9:38 pm

   Dave says:

   Deke is likely to re-join the Rockets later this season. They’re waiting because it allows them to lower their luxury tax bill, and possibly get under the tax if they make a trade.

   You also have to wonder how much Deke wanted to do the training camp thing at his age and experience.

   Rockets badly need him. They should have signed him before training camp. I don’t like these mid season signings.

10. November 13th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    Aron says:

    @craig990
    There is truth to this. Word out of H-Town is that they’ll sign him before the playoffs and/or if Yao ever gets hurt.

11. November 13th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    Gerard says:

    Yeah the Rockets beat writer Fran Blinebury said that it might be sooner than we think last week, so hopefully soon….we need him. Also, did y’all peep this? STAT was talking some noise after his 11 point outing against the Rockets frontcourt:

    “Even after the Rockets kept Suns leading scorer Amare Stoudemire in check on Wednesday, holding him to 5-of-13 shooting and 11 points, Stoudemire was unimpressed.

    “You got Luis Scola, Chuck Hayes, Carl Landry,” Stoudemire said. “Scola, it’s his second year in the league. Chuck Hayes and Carl Landry, they’re OK players but I definitely need to dominate those guys early — anytime. Nothing against them, they played well. But just from a fact of wanting to dominate and wanting to take over the ball game, that’s what I wanted to do. Wasn’t quite able to do it.”"

12. November 14th, 2008 at 12:11 am

    Jeffrey says:

    Did you see how small that bowling ball looked in his hands??
    That’s crazy, yo!!!!