Dwight Howard, the newest addition to the Los Angeles Lakers, responded to former Lakers star and current TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal on Thursday about comments he made last week in a roundtable discussion that was posted on NBA.com. In the discussion, O’Neal said Howard was the third best true big man in the game behind [...]
Knicks Solicit Hakeem Olajuwon For Inside Training
September 16, 2012 | Posted by
The New York Knicks are serious about getting their low-post players in shape. Forget about going to Texas to work with Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon. They are bringing “The Dream” to New York. Coach Mike Woodson solicited Olajuwon, one of all-time best players, especially in the low post, to work for several days [...]
Stoudemire Works on Inside Game with NBA Legend Olajuwon
August 21, 2012 | Posted by
It obviously worked for LeBron James, so Amar’e Stoudemire figured he had nothing to lose by trying for himself. The New York Knicks big man fancies himself vastly improved after spending two weeks in Texas with Hall of Fame center Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon. Hoping to become a stronger offensive force for the Knicks this [...]
Hakeem Olajuwon on Nuggets JaVale McGee: ‘Another Star’
August 18, 2012 | Posted by
When Hakeem Olajuwon speaks, people listen. And what he had to say about the Denver Nuggets’ JaVale McGee was significant. “No question, I see him as another star,” Olajuwon said in an interview with FOX 26 Sports in Houston. “That guy should dominate the league.” McGee has been working out with “The Dream,” and the [...]
John Salley: Michael Jordan Not The Greatest NBA Player
August 17, 2012 | Posted by
It is perfectly OK to have a differing opinion about Michael Jordan’s place in basketball history. But it comes off as weak when you flip flop on that opinion. John Sally has done a flip flop of spectacular proportions. In 1996, on an NBC pre-game show, he said he called his mother and told her, [...]
Amare Stoudemire To Pay Hakeem Olajuwon For Post-Up Lessons
July 24, 2012 | Posted by
After a season that was not exactly what he desired — or what New York Knicks fans demanded — forward Amare Stoudemire is showing he wants to make a better impression next year. The big man with explosive skills has hired Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon to teach him how to be a more [...]
