Watch: Mutumbo jokes how breaking T-Mac's nose got him in HOF

Dikembe Mutombo's elbows were lethal weapons around the basket during his playing career, shattering several noses along the way, including those of Mark Strickland, Ray Allen, Chris Childs, and Jayson Williams.

His former teammate Tracy McGrady - who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Friday night - can also be added to that list.

"And too bad I broke his nose too. So people talk about the 22 noses. He was the last victim," said Mutombo of T-Mac. "I apologize. So if I didn’t break his nose, he wouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame. He showed people how tough he is and he came back."

McGrady and Mutombo - a Basketball Hall of Famer in his own right - played together for five seasons as members of the Houston Rockets.