Saturday night at the Pepsi Center will be about finger waves and bravado. About on-court excellence and off-the-court stewardship. About overcoming the odds to lift a team, a city and fill his home country with joy, admiration and pride.
Saturday night for the Nuggets is about Dikembe Mutombo.
The giant was gentle to everyone but players driving down the lane toward him. The Nuggets will honor Mutombo, one of the most beloved players in franchise history, by retiring his jersey.
What’s his lasting impact? Let three people give their view.
The General Manager
Mutombo isn’t a Nuggets legend if Bernie Bickerstaff, the team’s general manager in 1991 when the big man was drafted No.