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Cassell recalls how Hakeem was furious after Robinson won the MVP award: "His Game 5 was probably the best game I've seen besides Michael Jordan"
However, the MVP award went to San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson, whose squad had the best record in the league. Interestingly, "The Admiral" and the second-seeded Spurs faced the sixth ...
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Rockets' Hakeem Olajuwon or NBA MVP Nikola Jokic?: Sam Cassell says Joker 'wouldn't have a chance'
"It blew everybody's mind, like 'What the (hell) was that?' And David Robinson was the MVP. ... He was killing him." ...
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“Easy to lose your priorities and your identity” - Despite helping the Spurs organization, David Robinson felt embarrassed by the attention he received
Moreover, the road to acquiring David Robinson was not without obstacles ... secured him the sixth-highest number of votes for the MVP award. Unsurprisingly, he was named to the All-NBA Third ...
What are the longest NBA postseason streaks in history?
The San Antonio Spurs struck gold during the 1997 NBA draft. Injuries to multiple key players -- including back and foot ...
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David Robinson Set Standard for Tim Duncan
David Robinson led the small-market franchise before ... Players of the Year votes and earned two All-NBA selections and MVP ...
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"I'd be stupid not to do that for a living" - David Robinson on realizing basketball was his true calling
David Robinson had quite an NBA career ... "The Admiral" earned accolade after accolade with the Spurs, including the 1995 MVP award and four appearances on the All-NBA First Team.
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B.J. Armstrong recalls Hakeem's MVP season in the NBA: "That year he was one of the greatest players I've seen"
What was not a surprise was that Olajuwon was named Finals MVP. The following year, David Robinson unseated the Rockets star as league MVP, but the Rockets won their second consecutive NBA ...
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Steve Kerr on what separated Shaq from Hakeem, Ewing, and David Robinson: "He always had this physical advantage"
Robinson, meanwhile, won MVP in 1995. While Shaq's physical gifts ... "As good as Patrick Ewing was, as good as Hakeem Olajuwon was, David Robinson, those guys were all Hall of Famers, amazing ...