During the hour before the Atlanta Hawks took the floor against the Boston Celtics , Dikembe Mutombo worked the lower bowl of Philips Arena like a presidential rope line.
The Hawks retired the jersey of Dikembe Mutombo - a Hall of Famer, a four-time defensive player of the year and an eight-time All-Star - in a ceremony Tuesday night.
The NBA Coaches Association on Tuesday called comments made by the referees' union regarding the league's discipline of Mike Budenholzer "unwarranted and reckless verbal attacks."
For a team that felt it wasn't playing well heading into Tuesday night, the Hawks unleashed a surge of pass-happy possessions, then poured it on with a 121-97 win over Boston .
