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Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon

Born on January 21st, 1963

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.

Filmography

Stand

2023

Self - Houston Rockets (archive footage)

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Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters

2017

Self

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Phi Slama Jama

2016

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Clutch City

2015

Himself

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Arvydas Sabonis 11

2014

Himself

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The '84 Draft

2014

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Going Big

2012

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NB80s

2011

Self (archive footage)

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Hakeem Olajuwon - Hakeem the Dream

1995

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