On the defensive, Mutombo honored for the fourth time ** Sixers center gets 48 of 123 votes in balloting for Defensive Player of the Year.
By Andre D. Williams ·
He used to wag his finger in a scolding motion after blocking shots, until NBA officials made him stop taunting opponents. But center Dikembe Mutombo hasn’t stopped blocking and altering shots, or recording intimidations, a statistic the Sixers resurrected after the 7-2 veteran…
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