Defense · Signature moves · #79
Three blocks, three finger wags
Mutombo rejected Weatherspoon three times in the same sequence and answered every attempt with his unmistakable finger wag.
#79 · Defense · Signature moves
Three blocks, three finger wags
1997 · One defensive sequence
Dikembe Mutombo · Clarence Weatherspoon
1997 · One defensive sequence
Dikembe Mutombo
Against Clarence Weatherspoon
The stakes
Late-season Atlantic City showcase
Mutombo made rim protection theatrical without diminishing its substance. The gesture became basketball's universal warning that the paint was closed.
Regular Season
1997ATLANTAHAWKS
PHILADELPHIA76ERS
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APR 9, 1997
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Hawks vs 76ers
1996-97 Regular Season · Apr 9, 1997
Atlanta met Philadelphia in Atlantic City late in Dikembe Mutombo's Defensive Player of the Year season.
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