Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (/hʌˈkɪm/ /əˈleɪʒu.ɒn/ hay-k-ee-m ə-LAY-zhoo-on; Yoruba: [olaɟuwɔ̃]; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian-American...
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Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. Olajuwon is the daughter of former NBA center Hakeem Olajuwon. Her name, Abisola Olajuwon, means "born into wealth and loved...
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once again with the first overall pick, the Rockets drafted center Hakeem Olajuwon, who would become the cornerstone of the most successful period in...
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wins the award. Since the 2022–23 NBA season, winners receive the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy, named after the two-time defensive player of the year winner...
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coach, daughter of Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon (born 1963), Nigerian-American basketball player This page lists people with the surname Olajuwon. If an internal...
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1995 NBA Finals (section Olajuwon v. O'Neal)
two centers opposing each other: Shaquille O'Neal of the Magic and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Rockets. Going into the series the matchup was compared to the...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant, Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant won the award twice. Olajuwon, Durant, Bryant, and James have...
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led by Patrick Ewing, defeated the University of Houston, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, to win the NCAA championship. The number one picks in the 1984, 1985...
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Basketball in Africa (section Hakeem Olajuwon)
1–3, with its sole win coming against Turkey by a score of 33–23. Hakeem Olajuwon, widely considered to be the best African player of all time, arrived...
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six-time winner), Bill Walton, Magic Johnson (three-time winner), Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan (two-time...
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