Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon was born on January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria. First overall pick at the NBA draft, he won two NBA titles in 1994 and 1995. In 1996 he won the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games.

Mike D’Antoni has been appointed new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers finishing a weekend of fire from the typical Hollywood style that characterizes the events around the famous NBA team. He replaced Mike Brown, who was fired last Friday.

Tomorrow the NBA championship 2012/2013 is starting.

Dwight Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a complex operation which involved four NBA teams. Let’s take a good look at this whole players movement. Dwight Howard arrives to the Los Angeles Lakers. Andrew Bynum goes from the Lakers to the Philadelphia 76ers. Jason Richardson goes from the Orlando Magic to the 76ers. Andre Iguodala goes from the 76ers to the Denver Nuggets. Arron Afflalo and Al Harrington go from the Nuggets to the Magic. Nikola Vucevic and Moe Harkless go from the 76ers to the Magic. Chris Duhon and Earl Clark go from the Magic to the Lakers. Josh McRoberts and Christian Eyenga go from the Magic to the Lakers. The Orlando Magic also obtained a series of conditional first and second picks for the next years drafts.

The Miami Heat are the NBA champions 2012 after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 in the finals. LeBron James is the MVP of the finals with a triple double in game 5.