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Denver Nuggets: Top 10 enforcers in Nuggets history

By Blake Holmes

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 21: Nene Hilario #31 of the Denver Nuggets dunks over Amare Stoudemire #1 of the New York Knicks during the game on January 21, 2012 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 21: Nene Hilario #31 of the Denver Nuggets dunks over Amare Stoudemire #1 of the New York Knicks during the game on January 21, 2012 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – 1993: Dikembe Mutombo #55 of the Denver Nuggets guards Robert Parish #00 of the Boston Celtics during a game played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts circa 1993. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1993 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – 1993: Dikembe Mutombo #55 of the Denver Nuggets guards Robert Parish #00 of the Boston Celtics during a game played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts circa 1993. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1993 NBAE (Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images) /

At number three, I have Dikembe Mutombo.

No…no…no! These three words have become a staple of the legacy that was Dikembe Mutombo on the court.

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He was one of the greatest shot-blockers and rebounders that the NBA has ever seen. He was a monster in the post, using his stellar size to body defenders on his way to the bucket.

Mutombo was also a cocky player when it mattered. As I said, his trademark celebration was the finger wag, which got him a technical foul thrown here and there. How ecstatic would your teammates get if that happened, considering it was an incredible play that stemmed from it?

I mean, there are NBA fans out there that probably know nothing about Dikembe, only that the finger wag was his thing.

That must mean you made the celebration so legendary that it has been tied to your person for forever.

Very few players in history can hold that under their belt.

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