Seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry claimed Hakeem Olajuwon was 20 times better than Tim Duncan.
The former forward has shared the floor with both iconic players, and while he did have massive respect for both, he picked Olajuwon. “Dream is 20 times better than Tim Duncan,” he said on ESPN’s The Jump. “I played with both. I know the work ethic of both so I’ve seen it live. Kobe is the best. I have been in the gym with both, I know what both brought to practice.”
“His tenacity in the gym, you think he was mad during the game, he was even more mad during practice if the guys weren’t practicing hard if he felt like players are not putting forth the maximum effort.”
Horry had an illustrious 16-year career in the NBA, and he spend four seasons with Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets, winning two of his titles with him. He later suited up with Duncan for five seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, winning two more rings.
The success continued as Horry added three more championships to his overall tally when he played with the Los Angeles Lakers. In the same vein, Duncan won five titles compared to Olajuwon’s two.
It should be worth noting that Olajuwon played in an era where Michael Jordan reigned supreme, and this makes complete sense as to why Horry believed the Rockets legend was miles ahead and way better than Duncan. That said, both of these players are legends, and in our list of 75 greatest NBA players, the Spurs star is placed ahead of Olajuwon.
Robert Horry Has A Bizarre Response To Where He Keeps His Championship Rings
Robert Horry is one of those players who has the rings to flaunt, except he has no idea where they’re kept, and he prefers it that way.
According to Slam, “The recently retired Horry said a recent move has left his rings MIA and he believes movers may have placed his jewelry box amongst dozens of unopened boxes, against his orders. ‘I never wear them and the thing is, I don’t know where they are,’ he said on a conference call to recall playoff memories. ‘I just moved and they are in a box somewhere. The movers weren’t supposed to touch it, but they touched it, but I am hoping they are in the house somewhere. I usually keep them in the bathroom in a drawer.'”
This comes on the back of his comments on how rings are not the measure of a player’s greatness, and on his part, he’s right on that front. There have been stars in bonafide superstars in the NBA who haven’t won a title but have been icons.
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