An incensed Dikembe Mutombo was restrained from going after a fan shouting racial slurs on Thursday in Orlando and said that if the NBA objects to his behavior, next time he will not be stopped. The Rockets center flashed an obscene gesture at the fan and began walking toward him when Rockets trainer Keith Jones and game official Phil Robinson intervened. “If they didn’t kick him out of this arena, he would have seen me off the court,” Mutombo said. “We are not in the ’60s. People have paid the price for us to be where we are today. For him to call a black man a monkey in the middle of the game . . . is an insult.” When asked if he expected to be fined for his gesture, he said, “If they fine me, I will go straight to the stands next time.” The league is investigating the incident.
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