It was way too cold, so a 17-year-old Olajuwon, in his first minutes in America, asked someone at the airport which city would have weather closest to his home in Lagos. Hello, Houston. What a story.

Hakeem Olajuwon is certified Houston royalty. He arrived in the city from Lagos, Nigeria at 17 years old and helped the University of Houston reach three straight Final Fours, then carried the ...

Hakeem Olajuwon, Scottie Pippen and Kenny Smith all played at Fonde Recreation Center, a Houston basketball court that is ...

The best player in the world went in the lab that summer,” UD said on Zach Randolph and Tony Allen’s podcast, ‘Out The Mud’. “Worked on his post-game, got in the lab with Hakeem Olajuwon. When you ...

I was there when Olajuwon was there. I was convinced that everybody from Nigeria was tall ... He continued, "We're coming down the court and I'm on Hakeem's team. I'm bringing the ball up the left ...

Hakeem Olajuwon (Basketball ... during their "Invincibles" season His charitable foundation continues to help children with heart conditions, extending his legacy beyond sports.

But when Nigerian-born Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets became a star in the 1980s and 90s, many Nigerians turned the attention of their children to basketball. Today, there are many players ...

Everybody don't get 30K in this league. So hats off to him. And I hope he keeps going. We want to see him out here." Durant, in his postgame media availability, was told that Nowitzki and Hakeem ...

Roberts is on track to become the fourth Cougar basketball player to score a thousand points and rebounds, joining all-time greats Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Greg Anderson. Six years later ...