From towering people to massive cities, Hakeem Olajuwon opened up about his biggest surprises when he left Nigeria to chase ...

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Aziz Olajuwon, the youngest son of Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon, has a chance to follow in his father's footsteps .

Hakeem Olajuwon played in the NBA for 18 seasons, building a legendary career that included 12 All-Star selections and one MVP award. These accolades helped "The Dream" establish himself as one of ...

Hakeem Olajuwon is one of the most dominant centers of all time, and that was on full display in 1994 when the Rockets reached the Finals to try to win their first NBA championship.

According to Olajuwon, Hakeem, in Arabic, means "a wise man; a doctor." But Akeem, the way his name had been spelled in this country since he arrived in the United States in 1981, has no translation.

Hakeem Olajuwon led the Cougars with five dunks, including four in the last five minutes, to highlight his 21-point, 22-rebound, eight blocked shots effort in Houston's 94-81 victory over Louisville.

The Houston Rockets' Hakeem Olajuwon, right, celebrates with teammate Vernon Maxwell during the second quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks on June 22, 1994. Also a ...

It's amazing not because of Dwight's improvement, but because at 47 years old, Hakeem still looks like he could play. He makes Dwight, the most athletic center in the world, look as uncoordinated ...

Olajuwon averaged 11.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.55 blocks in 49 games this year. Last week he scored a season-high 27 points at Dallas and in a game last month had 20 rebounds against Washington.

Walton was actually a better player than Olajuwon as well, but we can’t rate him over Hakeem because Walton’s career was injury prone. The 1990s saw a decline in the overall quality of centers.

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.