The only man who can block Dikembe Mutombo's retirement is Dikembe Mutombo.
For 18 years, NBA players have had nightmares about getting fingered by Dikembe Mutombo. Get your mind out of the gutter—we're talking about the infamous finger wag that the 7'2" Houston Rockets center used to taunt people with after he'd rejected them. The 42-year-old Congolese shot blocker, who won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times and ranks as the league's second most prolific shot blocker ever (he averaged almost three blocks a game for his career), is retiring after suffering a knee injury in a playoff game Tuesday. So, young punks, it's officially OK to step foot in the "House of Mutombo." Take a tour with Complex as we remember why he is one of the NBA's all-time greats...