There have been many stories from the Houston Rockets‘ championship days and prior. From the early 1980s when the Rockets shocked the world and made it to the NBA Finals to back-to-back years of winning the NBA lottery and forming the Twin Towers.
We all know Hakeem Olajuwon‘s remarkable story. He started playing basketball at a late age and became one of the best players in University of Houston history. Drafted by the Rockets in 1984, he became one of the preeminent big men of the 80s.
What is not talked about a lot is the contentious early 90s and how Olajuwon came extremely close to parting ways with the team before even having a chance to lead them to a championship.