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Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born Akeem Abdul Olajuwon on January 21 , 1963 in Lagos , Nigeria ) was an NBA basketball player, now retired. His glory days were with the Houston Rockets , followed by a brief stint with the Toronto Raptors . Hakeem Olajuwon Olajuwon was arguably one of the best centers to ever play, alongside Bill Russell , Wilt Chamberlain , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Shaquille O'Neal , Patrick Ewing and David Robinson as the best pivots in basketball history.1He was affectionately called "Hakeem the Dream" for his grace on and off the court.2Olajuwon came from Nigeria, and played college ball at the University of Houston, teaming with Clyde Drexler to form Phi Slama Jamma . He was considered the top amateur prospect in the summer of 1984 over fellow collegians and future NBA stars Michael Jordan , Charles Barkley and John Stockton , and was selected first overall by the Houston Rockets . Noted as a prankster by his teamates he once claimed to the CBS broadcaster Billy Packer, that his favorite food was 'ice cream'. Olajuwon averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds his very first season, finishing as runner-up to Jordan in the Rookie of the Year voting. He was the only other rookie to receive any votes. The Rockets had immediate success as Olajuwon teamed with the 1984 Rookie of the Year Ralph Sampson to form the original "Twin Towers," taking Houston to the Finals in 1986 where they lost to Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics . After losing Sampson first to injury and then to trade, the Rockets struggled, though Olajuwon himself thrived individually, being named to the all-NBA first team in 1987, '88, '89, '93, '94 and '97. He also made the second and third team several times. Olajuwon also won the rebounding and blocked shots titles, becoming the third player ever (after Kareem and Bill Walton ) to lead the league in both during the same season. He finished second in scoring in both '95 and '96. Olajuwon also won defensive player of the year honors and an MVP in 1994. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1993. He did eventually reach the long coveted NBA championship, leading the Rockets to the title in both 1994 and 1995, bringing the first pro sports championships in Houston history. During this period, Olajuwon perfected his set of faking and spinning moves, all of which became known as his trademark Dream Shake . Olajuwon continued to lead the team throughout the late nineties, teaming with Drexler, Barkley, and the newly signed Scottie Pippen , but no combination brought Houston a return to prominence. Houston then began a rebuilding effort, bringing in young guards Cuttino Mobley and Steve Francis , the 2000 co-rookie of the year. Olajuwon retired as the all-time leader in blocked shots, well past second place Kareem Abdul-Jabbar . (Note, however, that the NBA did not keep statistics for blocked shots until Kareem had been in the league several years). Olajuwon is also in the top ten in scoring, rebounding, and steals; he is the only player in NBA history in the top ten for all four categories.3In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History .4Shortly after his retirement, his #34 jersey was retired by the Rockets. Throughout Olajuwon's college career and early years in the NBA, he was often an undisciplined player, talking back to officials, getting in minor fights with other players, and amassing personal fouls. However, Olajuwon began exploring his spiritual side later in his career, becoming a devout Muslim and adding the H to the beginning of his name in order to symbolize this transformation. After this, Olajuwon was still consistently recognized as one of the league's elite centers despite his strict observance (e.g., fasting during daylight hours) of Ramadan , which occurred during the NBA season during virtually all of his career and is usually a handicap for Muslim athletes. He also gained recognition for his sportsmanlike behavior on the court and his charitable pursuits off the court, and became known as one of the sports world's more intelligent individuals, speaking several languages and having a very developed sense of art appreciation. Hakeem would take his reputation as one of the NBA's best role models into his retirement. On February 10th, 2005, it was alleged that the Olajuwon-founded Islamic Da'Wah Center in Houston gave more than $80,000 to charities later determined by the American government to be fronts for the terror groups Al-Qaeda and Hamas . Olajuwon vehemently condemned the donations, claiming he had not known the charities' connection to the terror organizations, and said he would not have given the money if he had known.5
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Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963) is a retired Nigerian American professional basketball player.From 1984 to 2002, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors .He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995.In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame .Born in Lagos, Nigeria , Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston .Under Coach Guy Lewis he had a standout career for the Cougars alongside future NBA Hall of Fame player Clyde Drexler , which included three trips to the Final Four .Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA Draft , a draft that included Michael Jordan , Charles Barkley , and John Stockton .Olajuwon joined the Houston Rockets and was affectionately known as "Hakeem The Dream" for his grace on and off the court.He combined with the 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers".The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals , where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics .After Sampson was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets' undisputed leader.He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and shot-blocking three times (1990, 1991, 1993).In the 1993-94 season he became the only player in NBA history to win the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP), Defensive Player of the Year , and Finals MVP awards in the same season.His Rockets won back-to-back championships against the New York Knicks , avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing , and Shaquille O'Neal 's Orlando Magic.In 1996 Olajuwon was a member of the Olympic gold-medal-winning United States national team , and was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History .He ended his career as the league's all-time leader in blocked shots.Olajuwon is also the only NBA player ever to end his career in Top 10 for blocks (1st all-time) and steals (8th all-time).Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) but closer to 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) by his own admission , Olajuwon is generally considered one of the greatest players ever.Olajuwon also became a devout Muslim who observed Ramadan fasting later in his NBA career.The Yoruba pronunciation of Olajuwon is ; in English is usually heard.
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Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon ( / [invalid input: 'ɵ'] ˈ l aɪ dʒ ə w ɒ n / ; ; born January 21, 1963), formerly known as Akeem Olajuwon , is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player.From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors . He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame . Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) (but closer to 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) by his own admission), Olajuwon is considered one of the greatest centers ever to play the game.He was nicknamed " The Dream " during his basketball career, for his grace on and off the court. Born in Lagos, Nigeria , Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under Coach Guy Lewis . His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four . Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft , a draft that included Michael Jordan , Charles Barkley , and John Stockton . He combined with the 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals , where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics . After Sampson was traded to the Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets' undisputed leader.He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and blocks three times (1990, 1991, 1993).Raised as a Muslim , Olajuwon became more devoted to the faith during this period and corrected the spelling of his name from Akeem to Hakeem.Despite very nearly being traded during a bitter contract dispute before the 1992–93 season, he remained in Houston where in 1993–94, he became the only player in NBA history to win the NBA MVP , Defensive Player of the Year , and Finals MVP awards in the same season. His Rockets won back-to-back championships against the New York Knicks (avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing ), and Shaquille O'Neal 's Orlando Magic. In 1996, Olajuwon was a member of the Olympic gold-medal-winning United States national team , and was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History . He ended his career as the league's all-time leader in blocks , with 3,830, and is one of four NBA players to record a quadruple-double .
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Nigerian basketball player Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon ( / ə ˈ l aɪ ʒ u ɒ n / ; ; born January 21, 1963), formerly spelled (and still pronounced as) Akeem Olajuwon , is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played the center position in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors . He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame , and in 2016, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame .Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), Olajuwon is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time.He was nicknamed " The Dream " during his basketball career after he dunked so effortlessly that his college coach said it "looked like a dream." Born in Lagos, Nigeria , Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under head coach Guy Lewis . His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four . Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft , a draft that included Michael Jordan , Charles Barkley , and John Stockton . He combined with the 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals , where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics . After Sampson was traded to the Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets' undisputed leader. He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and blocks three times (1990, 1991, 1993). Despite very nearly being traded during a bitter contract dispute before the 1992–93 season, he remained in Houston where in 1993–94, he became the only player in NBA history to win the NBA MVP , Defensive Player of the Year , and Finals MVP awards in the same season. His Rockets won back-to-back championships against the New York Knicks (avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing ), and Shaquille O'Neal 's Orlando Magic. In 1996, Olajuwon was a member of the Olympic gold-medal-winning United States national team , and was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History . He ended his career as the league's all-time leader in blocks (3,830) and is one of four NBA players to record a quadruple-double .
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Nigerian-American basketball player (born 1963) Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon ( / ə ˈ l eɪ ʒ u . ɒ n / ə- LAY -zhoo-on ; ; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed " the Dream ", is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player.From 1984 to 2002, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and, in his last season, the Toronto Raptors . He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. Olajuwon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016.He is widely considered to be one of the greatest centers, as well as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Born in Lagos , Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under head coach Guy Lewis . His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four . Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft , a draft well known for its immense talent, which also included players such as Michael Jordan , Charles Barkley , and John Stockton .He combined with the 7-foot-4-inch (224 cm) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals , where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics . After Sampson was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets' undisputed leader. He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and blocks three times (1990, 1991, 1993). Despite very nearly being traded during a bitter contract dispute before the 1992–93 season, he remained in Houston. He became the first non-American to be an NBA All-Star and start in an NBA All-Star Game , the first non-American to win the NBA MVP , the first non-American to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year , and, in the 1993–94 season, became the first player in NBA history to win the NBA's MVP , Defensive Player of the Year , and Finals MVP awards in the same season.The Rockets' 1994 championship against the New York Knicks was the first in franchise history, with Olajuwon avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing .The following year , after a lackluster regular season , Olajuwon's Rockets swept Shaquille O'Neal 's Orlando Magic in 4 games in the NBA Finals.In 1996, Olajuwon was a member of the Olympic gold medal-winning United States national basketball team , and he was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History .In October 2021, Olajuwon was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team . He ended his career as the league's all-time leader in blocks (3,830) and is one of four NBA players to record a quadruple-double .
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Nigerian-American basketball player (born 1963) Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon ( / h ʌ ˈ k ɪ m / / ə ˈ l aɪ ʒ u . ɒ n / huh- KEEM ə- LY -zhoo-on ; Yoruba: [olaɟuwɔ̃] ; born January 21, 1963), known up until March 1991 as Akeem Olajuwon , nicknamed " the Dream ", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets , and in his last season, the Toronto Raptors . He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. Olajuwon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time. Born in Lagos , Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under head coach Guy Lewis . His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four . Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft , a draft well known for its immense talent, which also included players such as Michael Jordan , Charles Barkley , and John Stockton . He combined with the 7-foot-4-inch (224 cm) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals , where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics . After Sampson was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets' undisputed leader. He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and blocks three times (1990, 1991, 1993). Despite very nearly being traded during a bitter contract dispute before the 1992–93 season, he remained in Houston. He became the first non-American to be an NBA All-Star and start in an NBA All-Star Game , the first non-American to win the NBA MVP , the first non-American to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year , and, in the 1993–94 season, became the first player in NBA history to win the NBA's MVP , Defensive Player of the Year , and Finals MVP awards in the same season. The Rockets' 1994 championship against the New York Knicks was the first in franchise history, with Olajuwon avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing . The following year , after a lackluster regular season , Olajuwon's Rockets swept Shaquille O'Neal 's Orlando Magic in 4 games in the NBA Finals. In 1996, Olajuwon was a member of the Olympic gold medal-winning United States national basketball team , and he was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History . In October 2021, Olajuwon was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team . He ended his career as the league's all-time leader in blocks (3,830) and is one of four NBA players to record a quadruple-double .
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Nigerian-American basketball player (born 1963) Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963), nicknamed " the Dream ", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).A center , he spent a majority of his career with the Houston Rockets and led them to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, before a short stint at the end of his career with the Toronto Raptors . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time. Born in Lagos , Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under head coach Guy Lewis . His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four . Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft , a draft well known for its immense talent, which also included players such as Michael Jordan , Charles Barkley , and John Stockton . He combined with the 7-foot-4-inch (224 cm) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals , where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics . After Sampson was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 1988, Olajuwon became the Rockets' undisputed leader. He led the league in rebounding twice (1989, 1990) and blocks three times (1990, 1991, 1993). Despite very nearly being traded during a bitter contract dispute before the 1992–93 season, he remained in Houston. He became the first non-American to be an NBA All-Star and start in an NBA All-Star Game , the first non-American to win the NBA MVP , the first non-American to win NBA Defensive Player of the Year , and in the 1993–94 season, he became and remains the only player in NBA history to win the NBA MVP , Defensive Player of the Year , and Finals MVP awards in the same season. The Rockets' 1994 championship against the New York Knicks was the first in franchise history, with Olajuwon avenging his college championship loss to Patrick Ewing . The following year , after a lackluster regular season , Olajuwon's Rockets swept Shaquille O'Neal 's Orlando Magic in 4 games in the NBA Finals. Olajuwon was a member of the 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning United States national basketball team , and was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History . He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016. In October 2021, Olajuwon was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team . He ended his career as the league's all-time leader in blocks (3,830), is one of four NBA players to record a quadruple-double , and is the all-time leader in 5x5 games (when a player has at least 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks) with six.There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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