Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon has one of if not the best back-to-the-basket post games in NBA history. He continues to teach NBA players the art form that continues to fade out as the face-up big man becomes more prevalent. According to the Dream himself his best student was a certain Los Angeles Lakers guard who's retiring in a matter of games. “I’ve worked with a lot of players but the one who really capitalized on it the most is Kobe Bryant” Olajuwon told Sporting News in an interview over the weekend. “When I watch him play he'll go down in the post comfortably naturally and he'll execute it perfectly.”

The Sixers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 107-93 to ensure this year’s team won’t be the worst in NBA history. The hero in the victory was 32-year-old power forward Carl Landry who dropped 22 points on the Pelicans shooting 9-of-10 from the field and grabbing nine rebounds. To put it simply Landry is what we like to call a “role player” averaging just over nine points per game. So the nine-year veteran was shocked to hear the "M-V-P!" chants when he was at the free-throw line.