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Dikembe Mutombo's elbows have done a lot of damage over the years. Left in his wake were 25 affected players, five broken noses, 20 stitches. The log:
# April 20, 2004: Kenyon Martin, hit in the eye and retaliated by clubbing Mutombo across the arm. Received a technical foul
# March 31, 2003: Yao Ming, hit in the throat. Mutombo assessed flagrant foul
# Feb. 4, 2002: Vince Carter, hit in the gut
# May 16, 2001: Vince Carter, hit in the head. Carter did not return to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference playoffs
# May 6, 2001: Chris Childs, broken nose
# Feb. 26, 2001: Ray Allen, broken nose
# Jan. 13, 2001: Corey Maggette, eye trauma
# Dec. 28, 2000: Chauncey Billups, hit in the mouth, four stitches, fractured front tooth
# Feb. 6, 1999: Jayson Williams, broken nose
# May 4, 1999: Mark Strickland, broken nose
# May 8, 1999: Lindsey Hunter, left eye
# May 8, 1999: Christian Laettner, cut on face
# April 9, 1999: Chris Childs, lost a tooth; Marcus Camby, shot to throat; Larry Johnson, hit in the head; Patrick Ewing, hit in the head
# March 4, 1999: Kevin Willis, injured shoulder. Missed several games
# May 6, 1997: Dennis Rodman, retaliated and ejected with second technical foul
# April 12, 1997: Tom Gugliotta, broken nose
# Jan. 30, 1997: Antoine Carr, knocked senseless
# Jan. 4, 1997: Charles Oakley, four stitches to the lip
# Oct. 22, 1996: Michael Jordan, bloodied nose (preseason game)
# April 10, 1994: Robert Horry, hit in the head, fell to the floor
# Dec. 30, 1993: Chris Webber; Mutombo later ejected for taunting Chris Gatling
# Dec. 28, 1991: Robert Parish, hit the floor
# Nov. 29, 1991: Ricky Pierce, 12 stitches in forehead
I like the "injury" for Antoine Carr...knocked senseless.
