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Biography
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian and American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, he spent a majority of his career with the Houston Rockets and led them to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, before a short stint at the end of his career with the Toronto Raptors. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players and centers of all time.
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Awards & recognition
- Great Immigrants Award · 2008
- All-NBA Team · 1999
- All-NBA Team · 1997
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1997
- All-NBA Team · 1996
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- Best NBA Player ESPY Award · 1996
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1996
- All-NBA Team · 1995
- Best NBA Player ESPY Award · 1995
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1995
- All-NBA Team · 1994
- Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award · 1994
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1994
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award · 1994
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1994
- All-NBA Team · 1993
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1993
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award · 1993
- All-NBA Team · 1991
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1991
- All-NBA Team · 1990
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1990
- All-NBA Team · 1989
- All-NBA Team · 1988
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1988
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1987
- All-NBA Team · 1986
- NBA All-Defensive Team · 1985
- NBA All-Rookie Team · 1985
- Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year · 1984
- NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player · 1983
- 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
- FIBA Hall of Fame
