The Dream Shake · Jul 12, 2019
Rockets test limits of fandom with Westbrook move
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsI’ve been a Houston Rockets fan since 1986. There have only been three times where I’ve questioned my loyalty to the team.
The first happened in 1992, when team management alienated Hakeem Olajuwon by accusing him of faking injury. As a non-Houston native, I was drawn to the team by The Dream’s star power rather than specific loyalty to a city, so when Olajuwon subsequently requested a trade and the team seemed ready to oblige, I was prepared to follow Hakeem to his new squad.
Thankfully for me (and Rockets fans everywhere), these guys worked out their differences and it resulted in a title just two years later and a second one the following season.
