I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published.
I enjoyed the parts of his basketball days (in Lagos, Nigeria and Houston; both for college and the NBA), but I skipped some parts about his religious beliefs as I just wasn’t interested in that aspect.
Overall, I am glad I read it as now I have a better understanding of his basketball IQ and where his influences came from. It’s also awesome to see him now helping some of the younger NBA stars as well as players from overseas. Dude, he helped Kobe and LeBron.
I knew of Hakeem really from his NBA playing days at Houston, but I never realized how dominate he was until he took on the San Antonio Spurs in the 1995 Western Conference Finals and completely shut down the Spurs center, the one and only, David Robinson. I was a Spurs fan and was mesmerized at how easily Hakeem made him look so bad! Hakeem’s brother, Taju, played for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
