Making surprise appearances in the NBA Africa Game in Johannesburg on Saturday, Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo checked in late in the first half.
Olajuwon brought the first NBA game ever in Africa and gave them glimpses of the gifts that made him one of the NBA’s All-time greats.
Team World defeated team Africa in the exhibition, 101-97, but the highlight came much earlier, when a pair of favorite sons stole the show and Olajuwon did what apparently still comes naturally.