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Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon

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.

Known for

Mount Mutombo
Mount Mutombo
2025 • Self
Stand
Stand
2023 • Self - Houston Rockets (archive footage)
Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters
Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters
2017 • Self
Phi Slama Jama
Phi Slama Jama
2016
2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie
2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie
2016 • Himself (Archive Footage)
Clutch City
2015 • Himself
Arvydas Sabonis 11
Arvydas Sabonis 11
2014 • Himself
The '84 Draft
The '84 Draft
2014

Full filmography

Stand
Stand
2023 • Self - Houston Rockets (archive footage)
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2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie
2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie
2016 • Himself (Archive Footage)
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Clutch City
2015 • Himself
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Going Big
Going Big
2012 • Self
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NB80s
NB80s
2011 • Self (archive footage)
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Hakeem Olajuwon – Biography, Known For & Filmography