With that in mind, Olajuwon developed a distaste for the common narrative that the NBA is all about winning championships. In ...

Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen’s Rockets experiment collapsed amid tension, insults, and locker room chaos.

Few voices carry as much weight when it comes to basketball fundamentals as Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon. The former MVP and two-time Defensive Player of the Year Award winner was the leader ...

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon is the greatest African player to ever grace an NBA floor. After attending the University of Houston where he led "Phi Slama Jama" to three Final ...

Skilled big men like Hakeem Olajuwon, Nikola Jokic, and Victor Wembanyama all possess tremendous footwork. Given that this skill becomes the foundation of their offensive approach, several skilled big ...

The Houston Rockets may not have a traditional shot blocking big man but they do have one of the best shot blocking teams in ...

Hakeem Olajuwon had more than just power. He brought a mix of strength, finesse and court sense that changed what people expected from a center. During his peak years with the Houston Rockets in the ...

“What ifs” can be fun — What if the Rockets had traded Ralph Sampson to the Trail Blazers for Clyde Drexler and the No. 2 pick in the 1984 draft? — but also exhausting. Imagine having the same debate ...

HOUSTON - If you missed Part 1 of Rockets.com’s look back at Hakeem Olajuwon’s quadruple-double performance, click here to read and view all the highlights from the game’s first half. 2:00 – Olajuwon ...