Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon

Born 1963-01-21 (age 63) Lagos, Nigeria
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Biography

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, 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.

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Known For

Stand
Stand

2023

as Self - Houston Rockets (archive footage)

Mount Mutombo
Mount Mutombo

2025

as Self

NB80s
NB80s

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Going Big
Going Big

2012

as Self

Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters
Arvydas Sabonis 11
Arvydas Sabonis 11

2014

as Himself

🎦
Clutch City

2015

as Himself

The '84 Draft
2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie
2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie

2016

as Himself (Archive Footage)

Phi Slama Jama