With every blocked shot, every rebound, every locker-room joke that has left him roaring, Mutombo seems to move another step further from retirement.

• 伴随着每一次盖帽,每一个蓝板,每一次在更衣室里开的玩笑,穆托姆博都会显得异常兴奋,看起来他离退休又远了一步。