Even as the series opener got underway, many became certain that the “Showtime” Lakers were too tough of an opponent for ...

Aziz Olajuwon, son of Hall of Fame big man Hakeem Olajuwon and a top-40 recruit, committed to play basketball at Stanford on Saturday. Olajuwon, ranked No. 40 on ESPN’s top 100 for the high school ...

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Hakeem Olajuwon is a two-time NBA champion, a former MVP and widely considered one of the greatest centers ever. From NBA.com Staff In 1993-94, Hakeem Olajuwon became the first player to be named MVP, ...

Eight years have passed since Hakeem Olajuwon last dream-shaked his way off an NBA court. And though the two-time NBA champion and one-time MVP's career is but Olajuwon's influence a growing presence ...

It was one of those desolate, dreary winter nights along the way to the long-awaited NBA spring. Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon was roaming in the lane near Rik Smits when Indiana Pacers ...

Hakeem Olajuwon emigrated from Nigeria to play under Guy Lewis at the University of Houston despite never playing basketball until the age of 15. After red-shirting as a freshman, the seven-footer ...