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Footwear Flashback: The Dream Drops 47 in Spalding Signature

37 days ago - by Ian Stonebrook - 25 comments
IFWT-Hakeem-olajuwon

Playing with class, excellence, and respect, Hakeem Olajuowon was a role model to many and one of the greatest ambassadors the game has ever seen. While his sneaker line is not the most coveted, it is a testament to a man that heard the cries of others and answered with an affordable alternative. His Spalding signature shoes made all walks of life smile while his play in them made opponents frown. During his 1994-96 NBA championship run, Hakeem had a Kobe-like stint that included a 47 point highlight reel win over the San Antonio Spurs. In remembrance of the man that had a dream, we pay respect to another honorable man known simply as “The Dream”.

Who: Hakeem Olajuwon
Kicks: Spalding Signature Shoes
Event: 47 Points in Game vs. San Antonio Spurs
Date: January 13, 1995

Footwear Flashback: The Dream Drops 47 in Spalding Signature

Hakeem Olajuwon in his Spalding Signature Sneaker

Footwear Flashback: The Dream Drops 47 in Spalding Signature

Ad for Hakeem Olajuwon's Spalding Sneaker Line

Ad picture courtesy of Defy New York

  • Kobeislegit

    Dream is that dude. My favorite athlete of all time. Straight up embarrased the admiral.. Wish I could get my hands on a pair of these.

    • Wale

      i have 5pairs,cop my album&hit me up on twitter…i might be willing to let go of a pair for the right cash.you wear size 9?

  • Soundwave787

    Serious Business. 

  • K.Born

    Respect the Dream. Can you dig it!?

  • BiggBoy713

    Hakeem was the greatest undersized center to ever play the game, MJ will tell you that.Me being from Houston have always felt that the Dream nor the Rockets have never got their due respect.Thanks Nicekicks for showing H-towns’ Great Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon some love.

    • …ima 757boy.

      …you will be hard-pressed to find a big-man with better FOOT-WORK than the DREAM…DREAM-SHAKE.

    • DevinThomas

      Wasn’t old enough to see him play born in 1997 but he’s a beast in 2k12

    • Anonymous

      houston represent! i got hakeems qutograph at ESPN the weekend at disney world a few years back. hes not a dick like mj either…lmfao look up the chamillionaire micheal jordan story ull see

  • chris

    No offense, but at 7’0″, Dream was hardly undersized. The footwork was ill, though. The sneaks too…

    • guest

      nope he’s listed as 7’0 but in reality he was more like 6’9 ~ 6’10

      • Anonymous

        for real? he always seemed bigger than D-Rob, both height and width.

    • BiggBoy713

      The Dream was only 6′ 9″  maybe 6′ 10″ at the most that’s a fact. jus like alot of folkz don’t kno that MJ is taller than Sir Charles,he jus played big

  • DugLast

    “High Performance. Not High Price.” No surprise The Dream supported a product like this. He’s a class act.

  • mr nasty time

    I had the hakeems wit the patent leather 34 on the whole side of the shoe back in the day..ive always been into more then mikes and nikes lol

  • Anonymous

    yooooooo I roked these like a G back in elementary, they looked doped even tho I think I got em at payless. and looking at em now they still look pretty G, bet if they had a swoosh or air man ya be sayin they heat.

  • Sauce

    Damn I had these when I was a kid! I remember them being really good hoop shoes.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6JMB4ERV773SE3OUPPSVJT47OU Hakiem

    Best big man ever imo.

  • WZA

    Haha Spaldings, I remember buying these at Big 5 for only like $40

  • Mr Frito Lay

    At least spell his name right

  • Anonymous

    man I’m Spurs fan, and Dream so many times broke my heart when I was kid

  • Aaron Hussain

    Nice to see some respect given to the center that played with the most finesse my generation may have ever seen.  His demeanor on and off the court are both admirable.

  • Willijs8

    He should thank Jordan for retiring for 2 seasons!!!!
    Cuz the Bulls woulda won 8 straight, Tell me Im wrong!!!

    • Godsonjr21

      Even as a Knick fan I’d admit you are correct. Needless to say how the Rockets have crushed my heart in the 94-95 finals.

    • BiggBoy713

      u wrong in those times the Rocket where one of the very few teams that beat the Bulls on a regular.the Bulls may have won 7 but the Rockets were going to win 1 fo sho. it was simply in tha fates that we beat New York & then experience was on our side against Orlando.
       

  • http://twitter.com/#!/Tahoe17 Tahoe Seventeen

    Yo, is that Meek Mill’s father?

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