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"All the critics can shut up" - Hakeem Olajuwon defended LeBron James from his haters after he won his first NBA Championship ...
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving took to social media to shower Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon with praise.
Olajuwon's coaches initially didn’t like his playstyle but got behind his back as soon as they saw how effective it was.
Aziz Olajuwon, son of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, posted on his X account that he received an offer from the University of Houston. It’s a noteworthy option because his father ...
The Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy in honor of the Hall of Famer and former Rocket. (Houston Rockets/Andrew Kenney) Olajuwon was a back-to-back winner of the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1992-93 ...
Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O'Neal, AKA Shaq, took to Instagram to list his top-10 centers in NBA history.
Hakeem Olajuwon’s defensive prowess was one of the cornerstones of his Hall of Fame career, and his two Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1993 (4.2 BPG, 1.8 SPG) and 1994 (3.7 BPG, 1.6 SPG ...
The Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy – Awarded to the Kia NBA Defensive Player of the YearDefensive dominance helped define Hakeem Olajuwon’s Hall of Fame career. He was a two-time NBA Defensive Player ...
Hakeem Olajuwon has good memories of the Alamodome, where the Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs three times in the 1995 Western Conference finals en route to their second championship.
Phoenix Suns guard Kevin Johnson had one of the most memorable playoff moments when he dunked on Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon in Game 4 of the 1994 Western Conference semifinals.
Olajuwon, who also has worked with new Heat forward Rashard Lewis, has a test he likes to give his pupils before he sends them on their way. This test doesn’t require a blue book or a No. 2 pencil.