Duke basketball pro Dereck Lively II was a full-time starter for the Dallas Mavericks until head coach Jason Kidd mixed things up last week in hopes of ending a three-game losing skid.
After missing one game due to personal reasons, rookie big man Dereck Lively II made his return to action on Monday night as the Dallas Mavericks dominated the Chicago Bulls, 127-92.
How good was Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis in their 120-109 win at home over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday? Good enough to pull off an incredible single-game feat that had not been seen in the NBA since Hakeem Olajuwon did it in the late 1980s.
The Houston Rockets suffered a 122-116 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at home on Wednesday night, but not before big man Alperen Sengun dropped yet another scintillating performance.
The question of the five greatest players of all time by position stirs a lot of debate. Rarely do we have a unanimous consensus over the five players that should be on the team.
Andre Drummond is one of the finest rebounders in recent NBA history, but did you know that he has more 20-point, 20-rebound games than even Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O'Neal?
In 2023, the Denver Nuggets advanced to and won the NBA championship for the first time in their franchise’s history. Since the 1976-77 season when the Nuggets came over to the NBA as a part of the ABA-NBA merger, the Nuggets have made a lot of great decisions as a franchise that led them to this point.
The Houston Rockets unveiled their Nike City Edition uniform for the 2023-24 season. The uniform is a part of the NBA's "Hometown Heroes" storyline, developed to celebrate teams' connection to their respective cities.
PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant needed 37 points to pass Hakeem Olajuwon on the NBA's all-time scoring list, and he did just that tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers.
When it comes to legendary championship matchups, it doesn't get much better than the 1995 NBA Finals when Shaquille O'Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon, two of the best big men ever, battled it out. The Houston Rockets swept the Orlando Magic in four games with Olajuwon winning Finals MVP in dominant fashion.
In an episode this week of his show “Gil’s Arena,” the retired former All-Star guard Arenas went on a profane rant against the center legend Olajuwon.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is turning to the teachings of the basketball ancestors.
After making a handful of contentious comments over the offseason, you just know that Giannis Anteotkounmpo just piled on a lot of pressure on himself heading into the new season.
The NBA has really developed into an international league in recent years. Here are the 20 best international players in NBA history.
One of the more famous Los Angeles Lakers playoff moments revolves around the big shot-making of Robert Horry. His game-winning 3-pointer against the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 NBA Playoffs is an iconic memory.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid isn’t interested in hearing advice or criticism from the NBA’s greats. That includes Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.
Michael Jordan was full of praise for Hakeem Olajuwon's versatility, as he was amazed by the fact that the big man was in the top 10 in 5 categories. Hakeem Olajuwon is one of the greatest big men to have played in the NBA and some would say he is perhaps the most underrated one among them.
The NBA is making some changes to its individual awards, naming six of them after a collection of basketball legends.
Anthony Davis put up a stat line no one has ever matched. It wasn't enough to get a win.
Besides Jordan, Hakeem is the only other star player to win an NBA championship from 1991-98. And how could we forget the Dream Shake? Let’s take a moment to appreciate the greatness and look back on Hakeem Olajuwon’s career.
Hakeem Olajuwon praised Michael Jordan's inside game, detailed how the Houston Rockets would try to deal with him. Michael Jordan's game is perhaps the most well-rounded one the NBA has ever seen.
There’s not many bad things you can say about those great Houston Rockets teams from the 90s. Led by NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon, the Rockets won back-to-back championships against the New York Knicks (1994) and Orlando Magic (1995).
HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets own a deep collection of Hall of Famers. In any list ranking the top players of all time, the Rockets will have a strong representation. The latest example of this comes from FS1’s Nick Wright, who released his Top 50 NBA Players of All Time.
Hakeem Olajuwon's greatness sometimes goes slightly underappreciated because of the era he played in. Olajuwon was the 1st overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, which included Michael Jordan getting selected at number 3.
Mitchell Robinson may have to seriously brush up on his basketball history. Retired NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon sat courtside for Friday’s Houston Rockets-New York Knicks game and was impressed by Robinson, the Knicks rookie center, who finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks.
The Sixers' Joel Embiid did his best "Dream Shake" to beat The Lakers' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Sunday.
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