Final Four Saturday was a special one for Thunder center Enes Kanter. Upon landing in Houston, he didn't head over to the games. Instead Kanter went to his Turkish friend's house. And his Turkish friend had a friend. His name is Hakeem Olajuwon.
"Oooooooh," Kanter smiled when asked about it.
He has long idolized Olajuwon, the former Rockets center who may have the most skilled set of post moves in NBA history. But this was the first time Kanter was able to meet him.
"We sat down and watched the Oklahoma-Villanova game," Kanter said. "Then after that we talked about basketball, the season.