Ahead of the 1998–99 NBA lockout, when the season was shortened to just 50 games, Scottie Pippen left the Chicago Bulls after 12 seasons in a sign-and-trade deal to help form a superteam with the ...

After Hakeem Olajuwon guided the Houston Rockets to the 1995 NBA Finals, there were conversations about the rise of the NBA center. Many analysts viewed Olajuwon's rise as the resurgence of the great ...

Hakeem Olajuwon had always had the advantage over his matchups because of his exceptional footwork in the post. His bag was different from those of other centers in the league, which made him a ...

The late Bill Walton had always recognized the skill and strength of Hakeem Olajuwon. For "Big Red," every matchup with Olajuwon was a nightmare, especially considering he was already past his prime ...

Hakeem Olajuwon was a unicorn on the court. It's not often that you find a big man with the footwork and agility of a point guard. Nowadays in the small ball era that exists, wings are often moved to ...

BIRMINGHAM, England -- The first time Hakeem Olajuwon's five sons fully understood what their father used to do was when they sat in the canteen at Nechells Wellbeing Centre, home of the City of ...

The NBA has seen a global rise over the last decade. In fact, each of the last four MVP winners were born elsewhere. All told, we haven't had an American-born MVP winner since 2017-18, when former ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama received some Hall of Fame-worthy basketball training with Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon. The Spurs center shared a photo on his social media of ...