Talk:Dikembe Mutombo
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[edit] Finger Wag
Can we add something about his patented finger wag? It is too cool to be overlooked.
[edit] POV
I like Dikembe, but I find this a little point of view, dont you guys agree??? "Antonio Poisonous Cherry Martin"
- Agreed. And perhaps sexist too. --Dpr 05:04, 6 November 2005 (UTC) (Georgetown grad)
[edit] Full name?
I thought his full name was longer than that. KSchutte 01:09, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Photo author rights
Is it correct to add a picture if you made it yourself at the arena? Or are the 'copy'richts still with the team / arena / NBA?
Does anyone know what causes his hoarse voice?--Gusiman 02:08, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Why past tense?
He's still playing as of 3/1/06...just watched him.
It's amazing, i assumed he must be retired by now (not being a devote NBA follower) but sure enough he's still active. He is truly the LAST of the old-school 90s superstars - Jordan, Pippen, Ewing, Olajuwon, Wilkins, Robinson - the ones that kids in the 90s, like me, would wear singlets of.
[edit] "unprecedented"
Note that an event is considered to be "unprecedented" if it is the first and only time that it has occured. i.e., it is the only example of such a feat. Mutombo's four Defensive Player awards was unprecedented, until Ben Wallace also accomplished the feat recently. --Madchester 05:45, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
Nope, unprecendented simply means that it had no precedent, ie that it was the first time. So even after Wallace accomplished the feat, Mutumbo's was unprecedented. 68.50.151.171 23:42, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] wa Mutombo
Isn’t it redundant to say Mutombo is a wa Mutombo (of Mutombo)? --moyogo 20:55, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
- *shrugs* That's the way he's been listed in the NBA official register. In any case, does Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje really need two Boumtje's? My understanding is that many African names have apparent redundancies, but I'm not an expert by any standard. Zagalejo 05:43, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] whatever
i doubt anyone cares, but there are two different weights posted.
[edit] Languages/Dialects
What does "and five African dialects" mean? Does it means he speaks five different dialects of a single African language, five dialects of disparate African languages, or that he speaks five African languages? This might be a bit thick-headed of me, but there's a controversial history of calling Languages of Africa "dialects." There's some who feel doing so is degrading as it's sometimes done with languages that are no more similar than Spanish is to Romanian. Others just argue it's confusing.--T. Anthony 03:28, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, these need to be specified; it looks like the listing is taken from the NBA bio in the link, where they are referred to as dialects. It says languages now, but the question I have is "which languages?" I have been able to determine 2 of the five: Tshiluba and Lingala. (There are a lot of Languages_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo, but perhaps Swahili and Kikongo are in the list as well.)
[edit] controversy
I thought that fan at the Magic game was suspended for one year from all NBA arenas
here's the story http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2644074
ROASTYTOAST 04:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
I'm unsure about calling this section "controversy." Although to my knowledge this isn't a policy or written down anywhere, a controversy section usually details controversial / potentially negative activity by the subject. In this case, Mutombo did nothing actually controversial, apart from saying he would go into the stands the next time, which is perfectly reasonable considering what was said to him. Also, he never broke any NBA rules or societal laws, he only said he would. All negative light should be shed on the fan who made the racist remarks, not Mutombo. I'm for renaming the section to something like "2006 Incident in Orlando." That's not that great of a title, but what does everyone think? Please reply on my talk page. --Tractorkingsfan 04:35, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
I'm going to do it, not to ignore any opinions, please still let me know if you disagree. --Tractorkingsfan 05:37, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Humanitarian work
I don't know if any of you saw the recent Washington Post article by Uzodinma Iweala Stop trying to 'Save' Africa, but in it, its asked, "Why do Angelina Jolie and Bono receive overwhelming attention for their work in Africa while Nwankwo Kanu or Dikembe Mutombo, Africans both, are hardly ever mentioned?" I thought this was a good question for WP:CSB, and as I don't know Kanu so well, I thought I'd come over here and add some stuff about Mutombo's humanitarianism.
Anyway, I have a question. The article says he personally donated $3.5 million to the hospital, and $15 millin to its construction. The USA Today article I read talks about the $15 million, but it could be that the $15 million was donated by the foundation through funds raised by Mutombo (possibly including the $3.5 million). Does anybody know for sure about this? Best, Smmurphy(Talk) 16:15, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 15:24, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Age
IS he really 41, how do we know for sure. I thought he was older. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.37.146 (talk) 05:59, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
