The 1994 Houston Rockets team had a unique roster. Every player was competitive and eagerly awaited their chance to show their greatness. However, patience was not their strongest suit. One former NBA player quickly lost his calm during a random locker room conversation. The former NBA player recently shared his wild experience with All the Smoke podcast hosts Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. And this isn’t the typical story.

Vernon Maxwell is well known in the NBA community. His run with the Rockets, which won back-to-back titles in 1994 and 1995 is still unforgettable. Over the years, he has shared several stories from his career. And one of the most insane and hilarious of those involves him getting slapped by The Dream. During the podcast, Barnes asked the legend if there was any truth to the incident. 

“Yes, a lot of truth to s–t,” he responded as laughter erupted in the room. This special moment is also shared on IG which is reshared by both Barnes and Maxwell on their IG stories. “My guy great time,” Maxwell wrote.

The former NBA player recalled that particular day in the locker room. He was upset with his teammates for not passing him the ball. “I’m having a bad first half. So I’m mad when I’m getting mad. I’m walking, I’m spitting,” he said. This was during halftime. 

While his former teammate Sam Cassell tried to calm him down, Maxwell was too angry to listen. That’s when The Dream, Hakeem Olajuwon, who was standing behind him, told him to stop, calling it unprofessional. However, the 2x NBA champ didn’t appreciate the advice and responded, “F–k that s–t. Man, I’m tired of you two.”

Well, Hakeem Olajuwon didn’t take the comment lightly at all. Instead, he went ahead and slapped Maxwell. Regretting his decision, Maxwell said, “And why would I say that shit now? I shouldn’t have said that because he came in and put his goddamn hands up, big old hands on me. Oh, man, he slapped the s–t out of me. He slapped the s–t out of me so hard. I mean, I thought a motherf—-r punched me….Man, them big old a** hands.” And do the fans believe?

Fans have hilarious reaction to Vernon Maxwell’s situation

Fans who have watched the Houston Rockets did not doubt it. “This that real OG. they are Honest with beatdowns and hilarious at the same time,” a fan wrote. Jackson also added laughter emojis in the clip. The 6 ’10 player didn’t hesitate to give a reality check to Maxwell who is known for his hot headedness.

“Dream literally hit him wit lateral movement…” Dream said. Well one had to step up to calm Maxwell who is nicknamed Mad Max. Previously, he shared that he was so angry at Olajuwon that he wanted to continue the fight. 

This fan wrote, “People don’t understand how COLD that team was man🤣🤣🤣. All of them were wild. None of them didn’t mind throwing.” In the podcast, he explained how the locker room quickly turned into a mess. And considering Maxwell’s anger, he might have gone on to hit back. However, luckily, he was stopped by those around him. 

He once detailed the entire story during his appearance at Gilbert Arenas’ podcast. “Maaaaan, if you ever played any sports, THIS is the content that we LOVE. Every locker room has these stories that we relish in as we get older,” another fan wrote. 

“If you know MadMax you know his comeback was crazier than he’s saying,” another fan said. Maxwell was a power player and in leading the Rockets to victory. In 1995, he left the team when the team traded for  Clyde Drexler in 1995.  It seems Maxwell still hasn’t gotten over it.