“GOAT Meets GOAT”: NBA Fans Go Berserk as Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon Seen Together in Resurfaced Photo
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The 1984 draft is considered by many as the greatest in NBA history. The 1984 draft featured legends such as Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, among others. The first 16 picks included four future Hall of Famers. MJ was drafted 3rd overall and Hakeem was drafted 1st overall during the draft.
Not many would have imagined how the 1984 batch would turn out to be in the future. Houston Rockets got the opportunity to draft the first pick via a coin flip. Trail Blazers got the 2nd, and the Bulls got the third. The Rockets decided to draft Hakeem Olajuwon, while the Blazers passed up the opportunity to draft Jordan and instead drafted Sam Bowie. Bowie turned out to be a bust and remained injured for a long time in his career. The Bulls drafted Jordan and the rest, as they say, is history.
Who else could be drafted in front of Michael Jordan and still have no one say “that was a mistake” Thats how great of a player Hakeem was pic.twitter.com/GqNMwOUvn0
— Lachard Binkley (@HTOWN4LIFE40) January 11, 2022
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An old picture of 1st pick Hakeem Olajuwon and 3rd pick Michael Jordan has recently gone viral on Twitter. This has sparked reactions from NBA Twitter.
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NBA Twitter reacts to an old picture of Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon
A Twitter user recently shared an old picture of Jordan and Hakeem holding a ball. Both Jordan and Hakeem are seen pointing up in the picture. The picture went viral and NBA Twitter came up with some interesting reactions. Following are some of the best reactions of the same.
🐐 meets 🐐 https://t.co/u7JUH9hqpz
— Len (@skeletontree_) January 12, 2022
🐐shit https://t.co/vaarKovRyt
— Rico🦦 (@SimplyRicoo) January 13, 2022
This needs to be said more https://t.co/OgKVU67ryp
— Brandon 🚀 (@BderpTV) January 12, 2022
Portland still in shambles https://t.co/lSqHxwWV9h
— High-C (@dcyprian18) January 11, 2022
This take is…unbeatable https://t.co/IE9nzr8Q0A
— Jeremy S (@mrjaysizzle) January 11, 2022
Could’ve been teammates on the Rockets.
— AK (@KanakAlex) January 11, 2022
Any GM who took Jordan ahead of Hakeem on that day would likely have been fired the next. It was a big man’s league and The Dream was spectacular. Both had HoF careers obviously.
— Michael Barton (@MBarton1475) January 12, 2022
And they couldve been teammates smh
— Paulo Alves aka ProdiG (@PauloAlvesNBA) January 11, 2022
To be fair, Sam Bowie (and the Blazers) helped on that 😂
— Henrique (@henrique96silva) January 11, 2022
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That was a hell of a draft class!
— Jaime Corona (@jcorona30) January 11, 2022
The viral picture is from 1985 before the Bulls vs Rockets game. Both Jordan and Olajuwon had cast their votes for the Rookie of the Year and posed for a picture during their rookie season. After the picture, Jordan and Olajuwon played against each other in an exciting game that ended in the favor of the Rockets. The Rockets won 106-100 with Jordan scoring 31 points and Hakeem scoring 24.
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During their rookie season, both the Rockets and the Bulls managed to qualify for the playoffs. However, both of their teams crashed out of the playoffs in the first round itself. Hakeem and Jordan would win the championships, but they had to wait for the 90s to arrive.
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