Editing Dikembe Mutombo (section)

===New York Knicks (2003–2004)===
In October 2003, he signed a two-year deal with the [[New York Knicks]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Knicks Make Mutombo Their Center|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-oct-10-sp-nbarep10-story.html|access-date=March 3, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|agency=Associated Press|date=October 10, 2003}}</ref> After a dominant performance against the crosstown rival [[Brooklyn Nets|New Jersey Nets]] that included 10 blocks, Knicks fans began waving their fingers, as Mutombo once did. He chose to respond in kind after a referee told him that as long as the gesture was not directed at a particular player, the league would not punish him.<ref name="nbawag"/> In August 2004, the Knicks traded him to the [[Chicago Bulls]], along with [[Cezary Trybański]], [[Othella Harrington]] and [[Frank Williams (basketball)|Frank Williams]] in exchange for [[Jerome Williams (basketball)|Jerome Williams]] and [[Jamal Crawford]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Guard comes to NY in six-player swap|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1853011|access-date=March 3, 2016|work=ESPN.com|date=August 6, 2004}}</ref>