man o man....do i miss hakeem, there was never as much drama with hakeem as there is with stars these days..kobe..shaq..steve..tracy...man
Rockets Owner Charlie Thomas was "claiming" that Hakeem was injured. He was trying to lowball Hakeem.
Well, Charlie Thomas gave up the franchise, Les took over, and Hakeem won 2 Championships. Screw Charlie Thomas!
Hakeem was just as bad as the regular NBA players when he was younger, and faked a knee injury trying to force a new contract. Charlie Thomas and Hakeem worked it out on a long flight to an exhibition game in Japan. And, Hakeem found religion and himself, and was much more mature. DD
This is the one that counts: And this one [Past and Present] source: the life and times of Shaquille O'neal on Miami Heat's page