Mutombo's career is over

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Dikembe Mutombo was jockeying for position with Greg Oden on a rebound late in the first quarter Tuesday night, and in an instant everything changed.

Mutombo, who has been a defensive spark for the Rockets for 5 seasons, fell to the floor. He grabbed his knee and rolled around in obvious pain.

The Rockets said it was a knee strain, but you knew it was more than that. An emotional Mutombo confirmed it after the game when asked if his season was over.

"No," said Mutombo. "It's over for me for my career.

"I might need surgery," said Mutombo. "I'm going to be around for as far as we can go in the championship run. I'll be with my teammates in support and give them the same love that they give to me, but for me, basketball... it's over."
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I feel terrible for the guy.
 
There are a lot of arenas where he wouldn't have left the court for the last time to a standing ovation like he did tonight. One of the living legends, will be missed.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I'll miss Deke. Real class act.
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Me too... we tried to start a Mutumbo chant in 331, but it wasn't really gonna fly in the frothy heat of the moment. I have to say, the crowd in my section was kick-ass. If any of you were near Row A in 331... you guys are awesome!
 
Mutombo was a great player and a great person. I'll miss him.
 
How ironic is it that Oden was the guy he tangled up with on the last play of his career?
 
Horrible...knew it the second you saw his face. Such a bummer. He deserved a better ending to his career than this. Probably the biggest philanthropist the NBA ever knew.


I tip my cap to you Deke...awesome career :cheers:
 
The Mountain will always stand tall in the land of the NBA. I will never forget the wag of the finger, nor the many amazing games I have seen him play. The guy was a great addition to the NBA, and his memory will live on.

Congrats on a great career.
 
Sug said:
The Mountain will always stand tall in the land of the NBA. I will never forget the wag of the finger, nor the many amazing games I have seen him play. The guy was a great addition to the NBA, and his memory will live on.

Congrats on a great career.
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Agreed. I told my fiancee about the Denver/Seattle series in 1994 that is my overriding memory of Deke. He was truly a force in his heyday.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Agreed. I told my fiancee about the Denver/Seattle series in 1994 that is my overriding memory of Deke. He was truly a force in his heyday.
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That Hawks team with Steve Smith, Mookie Blaylock, and Deke was very good.... unfortunately they were in the era of Jordan.
 
Dude's 43 and still playing a kid's game - he was playing with house money. I'd have been shocked to see his career go beyond the next few games and Houston's elimination from the playoffs by the Blazers.
 
BlazerBeav said:
Dude's 43 and still playing a kid's game - he was playing with house money. I'd have been shocked to see his career go beyond the next few games and Houston's elimination from the playoffs by the Blazers.
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I swear he's older than that.
 
Such a sad way to see him go out.
 
Sad news. You never want to see anybody forced to retire on anything but their own terms, especially a guy as great as he was.
 
He did get a standing ovation. Class act. I always liked him give interviews, etc.
 
BlazerBeav said:
Dude's 43 and still playing a kid's game - he was playing with house money. I'd have been shocked to see his career go beyond the next few games and Houston's elimination from the playoffs by the Blazers.
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He's only 2 years older than Greg? :confused:
 
Ya, very sad. We gave him a standing O, well those that could stand. Crowd was very classy.
 
Greg Oden has Rogue's power. When he touched Mutumbo, he sucked his defensive abilities and nearly killed him.
 
One of the longest careers in NBA history. It sucks to be ended with an injury, but I'd bet a LOT of players would love to end their career "with their boots on" like Deke did, and well into his 40s!

I am glad that the injury was not caused by Oden; his knee just gave way. I don't want any Portland players to be thought of (or to think of themselves) as the kind of guys who injure others.

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Deebag... I thought the same thing... but thought it was some comsic rebalancing of age going on... with Mutombo sucking Greg Oden's old age out of him.
 
LOTBfan said:
There are a lot of arenas where he wouldn't have left the court for the last time to a standing ovation like he did tonight. One of the living legends, will be missed.
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I agree. I thought that was awesome and showed true class of Portland fans.
 
One of the game's best ambassadors. Amazing player and even better human being
 
I'm glad I got to watch one of my favorite basketball players of all time play, if only for a few minutes. Mutombo will be remembered long after a lot of NBA champs are forgotten. Particularly by those lives he helped save in Africa.
 
I wish the best for Mutombo. A great basketball player and a great person. His finger wagging will be missed!
 
A real shame. He was a tremendous person, and one of the most under-rated players of all time.

As for the people who thought comparing Oden to Mutombo was an insult to Oden.....grow up!
 
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