Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon made a rare appearance at Rockets practice on Monday, eliciting a variety of reactions from Chris Paul saying he wanted to chat about low-post play to Mike D'Antoni joking that he would dream about having a few minutes available for the 55-year-old Hall of Famer.
For Luc Mbah a Moute, visits with Olajuwon have a more personal meaning as one of the inspirations for his career. Mbah a Moute, a native of Cameroon, said he even cites the examples of Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo coming out of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo when he speaks to young players in Africa.