Is another Muslim player being blackballed by the NBA?
The 2022-23 NBA season is right around the corner, and Enes Kanter Freedom still doesn’t have a spot on a team. On paper, it doesn’t make much sense. Freedom is […]
Abdelfattah joins NBA coaching staff after conquering G League
Mahmoud Abdelfattah is on the fast track to an NBA head coaching job. During a typically busy basketball offseason, the Chicago native and former St. Cloud State University player was […]
Video: Hakeem Olajuwon’s top 10 plays
While the 2014-15 version of the Houston Rockets chase the franchise’s third NBA championship — they currently sit tied 1-1 with the Los Angeles Clippers in their Western Conference semifinal […]
Rockets to trade Omer Asik to Pelicans
A lesson in “loyalty” for those who may be new to the business of professional basketball: Everybody is expendable. You might remember last summer when the Houston Rockets signed free-agent […]
Hakeem Olajuwon named NBA ambassador to Africa
The long arm of the NBA has plucked talent from almost every corner of the world. Africa is one continent that has been very good to the league, producing future […]
Watch Omer Asik’s 2013-14 highlight reel
When the Rockets signed Dwight Howard in last summer’s biggest NBA free-agency move, Omer Asik was probably the least excited person in Houston. After starting every game at center for […]
Video: Hakeem Olajuwon – It Changed Everything
Hakeem Olajuwon’s name has been making its way around basketball circles a lot as of late. With the NCAA tournament underway, the man who stood tall in the middle of […]
Omer Asik is working with Hakeem Olajuwon
When the Houston Rockets decided last summer to invest $87 million in Dwight Howard, it only seemed natural that the franchise would enlist the greatest player in its history — […]
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