Coach Rudy Tomjanovich witnessed the evolution of Hakeem Olajuwon from a fairly raw player when he came into the NBA, to one of the best centers who ever played the game. Even though he was a coach, ...

With that in mind, Olajuwon developed a distaste for the common narrative that the NBA is all about winning championships. In ...

Few voices carry as much weight when it comes to basketball fundamentals as Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon. The former MVP and two-time Defensive Player of the Year Award winner was the leader ...

The Houston Rockets may not have a traditional shot blocking big man but they do have one of the best shot blocking teams in ...

There was an odd man out in the list shared by Shaquille O'Neal.

Skilled big men like Hakeem Olajuwon, Nikola Jokic, and Victor Wembanyama all possess tremendous footwork. Given that this skill becomes the foundation of their offensive approach, several skilled big ...

There are few players, if any, in basketball history who have been more pleasurable to watch than Hakeem Olajuwon. The legendary Rockets center was poetry in motion on the court, all seven feet of him ...

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon is the greatest African player to ever grace an NBA floor. After attending the University of Houston where he led "Phi Slama Jama" to three Final ...

“What ifs” can be fun — What if the Rockets had traded Ralph Sampson to the Trail Blazers for Clyde Drexler and the No. 2 pick in the 1984 draft? — but also exhausting. Imagine having the same debate ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Former Houston Rockets and University of Houston basketball star, Hakeem Olajuwon's dream began at Hofheinz Pavilion. The then young basketball player learned to play the game of ...

HOUSTON - If you missed Part 1 of Rockets.com’s look back at Hakeem Olajuwon’s quadruple-double performance, click here to read and view all the highlights from the game’s first half. 2:00 – Olajuwon ...

The team’s current superstar got it done, though. Kevin Durant got Olajuwon to join him on Boardroom for a 26-minute interview that was posted Monday. The conversation centered more on basketball ...