As the team was celebrating, Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon tried to get on the court to celebrate with the team. However, he was denied by security. When a video of the incident went ...

The Houston Rockets have not only clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2020 but also the second seed in the upcoming playoffs. The Rockets went into a rebuilding phase after the trade ...

Houston’s roster was built for the postseason and the team’s chemistry began to click at just the right time. Hakeem “the Dream” Olajuwon was the heart and soul of this Rockets squad.

Hakeem Olajuwon is recognized ... team All-American team in his final season with Houston. He then declared for the draft, and the Houston Rockets took him as the first pick in 1984.

On Monday night, the Houston Cougars ... game the Houston Rockets landed the No. 1 pick. In 1983 the Rockets drafted Ralph Sampson, and the following year they drafted Hakeem Olajuwon.

As Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson was celebrating the biggest win of his career, he made sure to include the school’s two most famous alumni, legendary NBA champion Hakeem Olajuwon and ...

Feb 19, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Former Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon (left) sits courts side during the game between the Houston Cougars and the Memphis Tigers at Fertitta Center. Mandatory ...

Feb 19, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Former Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon (left) sits courts side during the game between the Houston Cougars and the Memphis Tigers at Fertitta Center. Mandatory ...

Olajuwon's NBA ties to the city of Houston run deep, as he is a Rockets icon and led the franchise to back-to-back titles in the 1990s. The university, however, is where it all began for "The Dream." ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Houston Rockets earned the city its nickname of “Clutch City” during the team’s improbable back-to-back NBA championships of the 1990s. One member of that squad has ...

He shared a special embrace with two key figures of Houston basketball—legendary broadcaster and devoted Cougars fan Jim Nantz, and NBA icon and former Houston star Hakeem Olajuwon.