In 1984, Olajuwon and Ewing squared off in the national championship game. Georgetown got there by putting one of the ...
With Jordan still on the board, the Rockets turned their attention to Hakeem Olajuwon ... who had already picked center Ralph Sampson as the pick in 1983, knew they couldn’t let this opportunity ...
When the Houston Rockets had 7-foot-4 Ralph Sampson and 7-foot Hakeem Olajuwon in the starting lineup, no one — at least, ...
Just over 40 years ago, the Houston Rockets built the "Twin Towers" with Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon. Now, the 2024-25 Rockets have their own pair in Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams.
But as we see from the show NBA Stories: Hakeem Olajuwon, Hakeem was the best player in the series, every night, leading the Rockets to their first NBA Championship.
Rockets great Hakeem Olajuwon played there as a novice who mostly played soccer before picking up hoops as a teenager in Nigeria. Kenny Smith, Olajuwon’s teammate on the Rockets championship ...