TheNBA confirmedMutombos death, with commissioner Adam Silver calling him simply larger than life.
I was asking for respect, Mutombo continued.
Even to my rookie days, I said I had to come up with something.
Dikembe Mutombo wags his finger during a March 2008 NBA game.Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images
Shaking my head was not working.
Guys like Shawn Kemp and Vince Carter, they still thought they could bring it.
They helped me break the NBA record.
I thank each one of them.
