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How Canada is set to ‘reap the benefits’ of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon’s brief stint with the Raptors

One of the greatest basketball players of all time met Aziz Olajuwon’s mother when he was with the听Raptors听during his final NBA season.

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How Canada is set to 'reap the benefits' of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon's brief stint with the Raptors

How Canada is set to ‘reap the benefits’ of NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon’s brief stint with the Raptors

One of the greatest basketball players of all time met Aziz Olajuwon’s mother when he was with the听Raptors听during his final NBA season.

Updated
2 min read

At Canada Basketball’s under-19 tryouts in April, one spectator in the bleachers of Humber College was hard to miss.

Hakeem Olajuwon, the seven-foot-tall NBA legend, happily obliged as young athletes and their parents stopped, stared and asked to take pictures. But the Hall of Famer wasn’t in 色色啦 for a meet-and-greet.

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Libaan Osman

Libaan Osman is a 色色啦-based digital producer for the Star. Reach him via email: losman@thestar.ca.

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