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Nuggets Retire Dikembe Mutombo's No. 55 Jersey In Halftime Ceremony
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The Denver Nuggets re- tired the No. 55 jersey of fin- ger-wagging, shot-blocker extraordinaire Dikembe Mutombo in a halftime cer- emony on Saturday.
Mutombo was drafted by the Nuggets with the No. 4 overall pick in 1991, and he played five seasons with the team. Besides his trademark finger wag, Mutombo is probably best remembered for lying on the court and clutch-
Dwyane Moment'
Chicago Bulls star guard Dwyane Wade says he was not surprised by his $25,000 fine from the NBA for mak- ing a throat-slash gesture at the end of Thursday night's win over the Boston Celtics.
"They call you, they talk about it, you talk about it, and they decide what they're going to do from there," Wade said after Saturday's shootaround. "But obviously
DIKEMBE MUTOMBO
ing the ball over his head after the eighth-seeded Nuggets upset top-seeded Seattle dur- ing the 1993-94 playoffs.
retired by Atlanta last season. The Nuggets wore their "Rainbow Skyline" throwback uniforms to honor Mu- tombo. The team also pre- sented him with a painting and a $50,000 check for his
foundation.
The 7-foot-2 Mutombo
blocked 3,289 shots over his stellar NBA career. He was in- ducted into the Naismith Me- morial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Mutombo's number was
Wade 'Caught In The
During Fined Gesture
DWYANE WADE
I've been in this league for a while, so when they called me
-- I knew they were going to call me before they called -- but like I told them, I didn't mean anything malicious by it. I was caught in the mo- ment. But when I got done, assoonasIdidit,Iwaslike, 'Yeah, that's a fine.'
"But it is what it is. There's rules to this game. You have to respect the rules, and when you don't you get fined, so it's all good."
Sixers Invite Sevyn Streeter To Sing After Protest Debate
Toxicology Report
After Philadelphia 76ers players' "voices were heard" in a team meeting, the or- ganization on Friday issued an apology to singer Sevyn Streeter, saying it should have allowed her to perform the national anthem Wednesday night.
"We are sorry that this happened. After receiving feedback from our players, basketball operations staff and ownership group, we be- lieve that the wrong decision was made, and Sevyn should have been welcomed
versation forward, we have reached out to offer her an opportunity to return and perform at a game of her choice. We are waiting to hear back."
Streeter was slated to sing before the 76ers' season opener against theOklahoma City Thunder, but she said in an interview with The Asso- ciated Press late Wednesday that she was told she would not sing just minutes before her performance because she was wearing a "We Matter" jersey.
Shows Jose Fernandez
Drunk, Used Cocaine
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had co- caine in his system and was legally drunk when he was killed in a boating accident last month, according to au- topsy and toxicology reports obtained by ESPN on Satur- day.
A toxicology report from the Miami-Dade County Med- ical Examiner Department showed that cocaine and mul- tiple other substances were detected in Fernandez's blood. Fernandez, 24, had a blood alcohol content of .147, nearly twice the legal limit, when his boat crashed into a Miami Beach jetty Sept. 25.
Two of Fernandez's friends, Emilio Jesus Ma- cias, 27, and Eduardo Rivero, 25, were also killed in the crash. Their toxicology reports show that neither was past the blood alcohol legal limit, though cocaine was found in Rivero's blood.
Dr. Kenneth Hutchins,
SEVYN STREETER
to sing," the team said in a statement.
"We apologize to her, and in an effort to move the con-
JOSE FERNANDEZ
associate medical examiner, wrote in the report that each man had suffered blunt-force injuries to his head and body.
It is unknown who was driving the boat at the time of the crash.
Ralph Fernandez, the family's attorney and of no re- lation to the pitcher, told The Miami Herald that investiga- tors have strong evidence that Fernandez was not piloting the boat. He called the cocaine use out of character for the pitcher.
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