Hakeem Olajuwon
Born: 1963-01-21 in Lagos, Nigeria
Known For: Acting
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
2023
- Stand as Self - Houston Rockets (archive footage)
2018
- Basketball: A Love Story as Self
2017
- Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters as Self
2016
2015
- Clutch City as Himself
2014
- Arvydas Sabonis 11 as Himself
- The '84 Draft
2012
- Going Big as Self
2011
- NB80s as Self (archive footage)