Hakeem Olajuwon Explains to Kevin Durant How Basketball Found Him Late

Kevin Durant and Hakeem Olajuwon trace the Hall of Famer’s unlikely journey from Nigeria to the NBA, and how defense became his foundation. The first thing Hakeem Olajuwon makes clear is that basketball was never the plan.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement On the latest Boardroom Talks episode, Olajuwon sits across from Kevin Durant and traces his journey back to Nigeria, where ambition had a much narrower definition. Education came first; sports, especially basketball, barely registered. Soccer ruled everything, and...