Unfortunately, he didn't get to go out the way he deserved. For those who missed it, Dikembe got tangled up with Greg Oden last night and came down awkwardly, holding his knee. You could tell right away that was it. The entire Rockets team surrounded him as the stretchers came and took him away. He was quoted after the game saying, "I'm going to need surgery. For me, basketball is over. I cried so much about it when I was laying on the floor."
It was extremely sad to see him go out like that. Not only because he was a great former Hawk. Not only because his finger wave was so damn pimp. But Dikembe's always been one of the NBA's good guys, and he deserved to go out better than that. Get well 55.