America’s National Basketball Association, (NBA’s) legend, Hakeem Olajuwon will today grace the studios of Cable News Network’s African Voices Changemakers, sponsored by telecoms huge, Globacom.
The twelve-time NBA All-Star (1985– 1990, 1992– 1997); two-time NBA champ, two-time NBA Finals MVP both in 1994,1995, will today sit with the program’s anchor, Larry Madowo to regale audiences with his success story and how he left Nigeria, his land of birth, for the United States of America where he was nicknamed “The Dream” owing to his uncommon skill on the basketball pitch.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria on January 21, 1963, Olajuwon who stood at an enforcing 7ft started playing basketball in 1978 at the Muslim Teachers’ College in Lagos before transferring to America in the early 80s. There, he played basketball for the University of Houston’s group called The Cougars.
He was prepared by the Houston Rockets with the very first general choice of the 1984 NBA draft understood for its star-studded group that included other basketball greats as Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton.
Olajuwon belonged to the 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning United States nationwide basketball group, and was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016.
In October 2021, he was honoured as one of the league’s biggest gamers of perpetuity by being called to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. His exceptional profession ended as the league’s all-time leader in blocks (3,830). He is among 4 NBA gamers to tape-record a quadruple-double, and is the all-time leader in 5 × 5 video games (when a gamer has at least 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 helps, 5 takes and 5 blocks) with 6.
Amongst a string of awards, Olajuwon was a two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and the 1994 NBA MVP. He was likewise NBA Most Valuable Player (1994) and is extensively considered among the best gamers and basketball centers of perpetuity whose fantastic profession and tradition have actually rubbed off on present NBA stars.
The edition airs this Saturday on DSTV Channel 401 at 8.30 a.m. and 12a. m. A repeat will be relayed on Sunday at 4.30 a.m. and 7p. m.; Monday 4a. m. and 6.45 p.m. and Tuesday at 6.45 p.m. The repeat broadcasts continue next week Saturday at 12a. m and 8.30 a.m.; Sunday 4.30 a.m.and 7p. m. and Monday at 4a. m.all West African Time.
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