Hakeem Olajuwon
Birthday: 1963-01-21
Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria
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.
Movies
Stand
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activis...
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Hakeem Olajuwon - Hakeem the Dream
Learn about Hakeem Olajuwon's unique journey to the NBA, from his first exposure to basketball in Ni...
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Going Big
Sam Bowie had a productive basketball career at Kentucky and in the NBA but was plagued by leg injur...
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Arvydas Sabonis 11
The film - an open, sincere, warm and funny story about Arvydas Sabonis life and career. This is par...
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Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters
HOOPS AFRICA: UBUNTU MATTERS is a collection of stories that celebrates the past, present, and futur...
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Phi Slama Jama
Winning is never a slam dunk. They were the most popular fraternity on the campus of college basketb...
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NB80s
A look at the NBA and its players during the 1980s, including the introduction of the 3-point shot, ...
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Clutch City
A documentary that looks back at the Houston Rockets back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995...
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Mount Mutombo
A powerful chronicle of the extraordinary life of NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo. Through rare interview...
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