Hakeem Olajuwon & LeBron James Training Sessions 2011

Hakeem Olajuwon works out with LeBron James in 2011 in preparation for his first NBA title.

[@khoado123]

anybody notices how easy Hakeem makes it look even though he's 50 ?

[@goodman5836]

black don't crack

[@kingeriq]

Those are his signature moves that he teaching him. So yea they look easy coming from him. And he stayed in good enough shape to be able to teach them to others

[@Dr.Elaine1]

Beautiful moves that should look easy after doing them for 35 years.

[@kam3410]

I was just thinking the same thing, it looks effortless and smooth.

[@gimedemcookiesb3271]

lol lebron got the athleticism but the dream is legit perfect and he's gettin older it's amazing how many pros still go to him cuz there's no one better

[@a7xguitar666]

the most impressive part of hakeems movements is that there is no wasted effort. every move, fake, hesitation is designed to get the opponent off balance and give urself the best opportunity at a good look. each of his steps are with purpose to create space between him and his defender. no needless movements, no tiring musle man nonsense. just pure fundamentals.

[@creydadj]

Paul Canedo his footwork too creates space.

[@quadrumvirate86]

He probably needed that conservation for when he was fasting during Ramadan.

[@sportscentral4905]

Well said

[@clivewarren3403]

His style is basic gamesmanship. He is hitting you with a 50/50 is he going to fake or no. Then with his finesse he can throw in multiple pivots and hit you with that same 50/50 three times. If you bite in one of them he will score. That's why I love Hakeem, he is a pure skill player and dominated his contemporaries (who were the best centers ever) with the talent he had between his ears rather than in his legs

[@trevisrobotie924]

....just like Bruce Lee,no fancy sht !

[@mvlevone]

2:49 i love when lebron does this in any game

[@hublotkingcole683]

That shot is money

[@irGuilty]

Damn he does this shot all the time, his fade away game is underrated

[@dr.aisaitl7439]

He did that like 30 times during Lebronto

[@darrelljones3965]

This his favorite shot now lol

[@Madvillainy48]

@@irGuilty he spammed the fade back in 2018.

[@brando8888888888]

The fluidity that Hakeem moves with is absolutely unreal. Everything is just so natural looking.

[@Stickman786]

at almost 50 its crazy how smoooth Hakeem is.... its ridiculous.

[@ascendency228]

I love how he so successfully incorporated this into his game!

[@willcorker763]

This is absolutely fascinating to me. Lebron is such a student of the game and hakeem has turned into one of the best teachers the post position will ever see.

[@mjg6233]

@bep 2 wow ok bitch

[@ATLienForLife]

@@mjg6233 This guy 'bep 2' isn't anything more than a troll. Posting inflammatory comments to get a rise out of people. You know how they are. smdh

[@kchun5515]

its because kobe had these sessions with hakeem and lebron just followed the footsteps.. btw kobe did this with ease, still, not as good as hakeem though

[@FUM80]

Learning from the man that dominated Robinson, Shaq, and Ewing. 👍🏽

[@rudyfromhouston8811]

Abdul-Jabar, parish, all of em

[@danielfletcher3087]

There's only one person who could beat Hakeem Olajuwon one on one and that's Rasheed Wallace!

[@justanotherguy9333]

Imagine being such a great player that when you retire, one of the best players ever to live while still in his prime, comes to you so you can train him to continue and help him be the best player ever to live, At the same time, using your moves, you taught him to perfection to continue to climb that mountain Rushmore list! That has to be a great feeling

[@jamesgraham3116]

Bol Bol needs the Dream.

[@triptychlux]

I wish he was a bit heavier. his moves are quite fluid

[@hasanx4637]

Bol needs to seek him out and learn how to be a pro, and a go to shot. like a jump hook in the post. Bol is Dinka so he'll never be thick. I see him playing more forward so gaining more strength is more important than weight.

[@SimplyOneSound]

It's so strange to me that these guys don't hit up the greats. No one does Kareem's skyhook... Like it's sad. That as a fan you clearly see that if someone learnt it they would be unstoppable like he was. Bol bol should call up kareem then go call up dirk. Then go call up A.i to teach you how to cross people. Man how to bigs leave the NBA and still can't dribble.... Idk I just feel like 90% of these players aren't doing shit when they could be stars if they really wanted too

[@hadjigaming3956]

Who's here after Lakers 2020 NBA Champion?

[@harmanjotsingh4230]

Yo wassup fam

[@harmanjotsingh4230]

Hella pissed tbh

[@markwhittaker6866]

@@harmanjotsingh4230 😂😂😂😂

[@Altronic55]

Damn

[@Altronic55]

Btw everyone that is able to read this comment is here after Lakers are 2020 nba champion

[@sidekickmusic5936]

Hakeem is so smooth... incredible

[@trex7944]

The Gilbert Arena comment brought me here that man lost his mind Bron took absolutely advantage training with the Dream

[@Ezekial2517]

Crazy how statistically, Hakeem should be remembered for his DEFENSE. Dude was the complete package at center.

[@wanderer0013]

why does everyone look so clumsy next to hakeem?

[@rice909]

LeBron is the greatest of all time 💯

[@m1r__]

Intelligence Injection for someone that has intelligence in his name you sure lack intelligence

[@michaelreyes6258]

Juan Alfonso Torrevillas 😆 seriously! I thought the same

[@abayomibello1103]

Loooool

[@greatomeister675]

LeBron has 0 footwork

[@sp4604]

HO was so gracefull. i loved watching him play

[@bwadominicanortiz6827]

Basketball= the most beautiful sport on the world..💯

[@kingkoua1]

6:52 he used that in game 6 vs Boston in the ecf that same year when he dropped 46 points shooting like 75 percent. Shot it right over the smaller defender, didn’t waste no time, no flashing moves or anything because he was hot that game!

[@kingyonis5182]

Guarded by rondo I remember like it yesterday

[@jcparker371]

somebody should sign Hakeem...

[@alerkablikim]

I think hakeem is able to play in the nba right now

[@RyMicTheKing]

Alerk Ablikim maybe if they only played half court.

[@beatsmithx1090]

He would get tired easily. Not everyone can be above 40 and still play like Vince Carter. That guy is unbelievable. Still dunks like he's in his prime.

[@joshuagomez8377]

that's true but i think he meant like the style of play back then would still be very useful in this time

[@declaytor]

Could only play one game/week at most. Recovery time for 40+ is no joke. That's why they say that Father Time is undefeated.

[@f.m_buni2154]

Dont Kidd urself..there's a reason y hes retired...nonetheless hes a BEAST...

[@needoc4639]

Wow, awesome video. I always heard about his Lebron's low post training with Hakeem, but never knew there was a video put there.

[@teey33]

That move at 7:50 is a killer and difficult

[@giftedx1391]

I remember how LeBron came back the next season with a few added moves to his game. That was the year he won his first title too. Man what a year.

[@LeagueBat]

He hasn't been using these moves a lot lately, he should remind himself and unleash the post proficiency in the upcoming playoffs, the Heat are gonna need that.

[@rambosexy2009]

nino don 3-6

[@niksonnikollaj9459]

Requires too much energy for Lebron James to stay in the post like that in a NBA game.

[@Collegeave12]

League Bat well has a laker now..he definitely needs to use his post game more

[@dere5116]

League Bat and I'd have to put Kevin McHale on that list too

[@blackcapone187]

League Bat He plays for the Lakers now weirdo. And shoutout to anyone reading this 50 years from now 😎 I’m using this thing called an iPhone, I’m sure you guys will have something better by then

[@deserthobo]

if u watch carefully, lebron is actually paying a lot of attention to what hakeem is telling him. compare this training session to dwight's and you'll see how dwight wasn't really listening and didn't humble himself like lebron is doing here. thats the difference between the goods and the greats. the greats are always willing to put aside their pride and learn.

[@mvpmvp2980]

honestly though lebron doesnt apply these moves as much as i think he could. and its a shame because if he moved like hakeem with the quickness and strength that lebron has, i think thered be stopping him. lebrons still great though

[@RickyMoss]

lebron STILL hasn't mastered it.. watching him play today he's still stiff as a board with his movements.. the only footwork I've seen that are sweet as Olajuwon's are is Jordan's

[@yunan9610]

@@mvpmvp2980 he does the spin move often

[@alonofisrael4802]

you are right but you can't tell michael jordan shit he is arrogant as hell lol

[@clivewarren3403]

@@RickyMoss Kevin McHale

[@KINGJAYPARISH]

We in 2020 now Leviton using a lot of them moves GREAT STUDENT That’s why he THE GOAT

[@arroz154]

NBA 2K13: Legend Training Camp

[@Garahan]

Olajuwon is more fluid than Lebron...

[@harolddasynth795]

Of course...

[@rambosexy2009]

COWNDEN .Jason he is better than Leuskilled at everything,except that steroid body ass and shit.

[@Sleepingcoffee979]

rambosexy2009 sound so dumb

[@rambosexy2009]

20 16 yes,you do.

[@Sleepingcoffee979]

rambosexy2009 nigga what ?

[@Eric-xv5eb]

No one moves like Hakeem.

[@Gazz.z]

Kobe.

[@TMthe33rd]

​@@Gazz.z no disrespect to Kobe but he's no way near Hakeem's grace and fluidity

[@Gazz.z]

@@TMthe33rd "no way near"? then you know nothing about basketball. Kobe is the most "skilled" player to ever play the game. He learn signature moves from Greats, made it his own and improved it. Even Hakeem said Kobe was his best student.

[@BigRoy869]

Train with Legends and you will become a Legend.

[@albroza]

Hakeem the Dream The best center ever..

[@81jbear]

This is poetry!

[@Ax1oM11oo]

Guys. If you take Hakeem right now in 2015 and bring Jordan 2015. Who do you think will dominate the other? Well, I say Hakeem will kill MJ while both are in their mid 50s. He's just too good and still look like he can dream shake most of our actual youngsters in the NBA.

[@Konphetty]

Hakeem ofcourse

[@rambosexy2009]

so true.

[@uknow1377]

that makes hakeem goat bc he's technically been great longer lol

[@4-CQL]

I love these guys. Dream is the best center of all time hands down.

[@geordiejones5618]

Most skilled but I guarentee my boy Russell the greatest defender of all time will cause him frustration

[@cameronfowler2670]

People forget Hakeem’s agility was legit FREAKY on the court

[@eliezersevere7592]

This training is very unique. What I realize is your footwork is the most important to operate to make everything else work.

[@hypegen3361]

Hakeem was really fluent with the ball. He mastered he's game

[@nunayobiz]

Even when hes learning from the great ones, folks Never pass up a chance to slight or say something negative about LJ in the comments. (And no it's not just constructive criticism. ) It is truly us amazing, I dont think sports has ever seen anything like it!!

[@melotv8068]

Facts

[@josealfonsoterrero5924]

Let some one call you the goat first, not yourself, sounds better that way.

[@keithbailey7535]

Thank you

[@poly_g6068]

@@josealfonsoterrero5924 It wasn't LeBron's idea to call himself the goat. He was told by other people to believe in himself and believe that he is. It amazes me that people are still looking too far into that comment, even to this day like he was trying to diss Jordan or something stupid like that. He wasn't. Unbelievable.

[@josealfonsoterrero5924]

@@poly_g6068 so if somebody tells you to jump off the bridge, would you jump?

[@Soldier979]

Kobe 2009-10 and Lebron 2011-12 were the only ones to go to Hakeem to learn his post moves and win the championship that season

[@Gkogko839]

Hakeem so smooth he makes everyone looks clumsy. And he is a canter. His is game is so good to watch

[@londonfloorplan2439]

Who's here 2019?

[@playmaker011]

this to me is one demonstration of LeBron's genius. Not only does he pick up this techniques quickly, he understands the combinations, timing and situations for each move and counter move

[@Messcaline]

Fernando Roque Kobe picked it up way quicker than LeBron. LeBron's mechanics are still broken. Nowhere as fluid as Kobe's or the Dream's.

[@playmaker011]

who's comparing? that's Kobe's scoring instincts giving him a huge edge over LeBron. after all, it will all come down to execution in actual games. so why compare LeBron to Kobe given the obvious success Kobe had in the post?

[@andys.6303]

+Fernando Roque I think he pick up the techniques quickly, but the moves themselves aren't fluid enough

[@rambosexy2009]

joking? so funny.

[@rambosexy2009]

if you're trying to make yourself sound stupid, you succeeded.

[@heyyoyosambuk2784]

a player who needs this training is dwight howard after 8 season in the nba the man still can't post

[@Yabas00]

+Abdifatah Siju he has already, he probably forgot everything Hakeem tought him by the next game

[@tzxfgl]

Every year DH needs to relearn from the Dream

[@300thNPC]

LeBron became SO much more dominant after his sessions with Hakeem it's incredible. (Which says alot since he was already a legend and dominant) After 2011 there was literally no way to counter him. The closest anyone came to making him struggle were the 2013/2014 Spurs and Kawhi Leonard and even then he just had too many ways to get buckets or make plays from the post to be stopped.

[@RSRS920]

How was he already a legend? At the time he won nothing and was famous for having his teammate bang his mome before JJ Barea outplayed him in NBA Finals. Facts. Lots of people counteted him well enough, since he's 4-6 in the finals.

[@korea-omega]

언제봐도 페이크와 풋워크가 예술적이다...ㅠㅜ

[@Cerl84]

Maybe Lebron should re visit these tapes.

[@ChidorivsRasengan3]

Why, he just won the championship

[@ChidorivsRasengan3]

He should be resting right now

[@Cerl84]

maybe you should ask yourself would it have helped him 3 weeks ago when I posted the comment. and yes he should be resting now.

[@ChidorivsRasengan3]

Cerl84 my bad and he still has a great post game.

[@RickyMoss]

+Sasuk Uchiha nah, he's too stiff... Olajuwon and Jordan are two masters of footwork.. lebron hasn't learned how to do that successully

[@james-mayonnaise007]

100 years from now this clip gonna be studied buy a kid named "lebron Michael bryant"

[@tcollins7081]

I got dizzy 😵 by just looking at "The Dream" doing those moves, LeBron learning from the master, but can't truly ever be duplicated by the awesome Olajuwon

[@davidmartinez9804]

Nobody moves like the Dream!

[@vladsid3453]

if they 1 on 1 that moment i believe hakeem wouldve still win

[@3deeguy]

I never noticed that LeBron routinely catches the ball one-handed.

[@phillipemery572]

Watching HO operate is crazy. Beyond the fact that he is the age he is and the size he is, he is so technically perfect that it boggles the mind. No wasted movement.

[@turkhi]

The grand master Jedi and his Young padawan😁👍🏾

[@EliteClinicalResearch]

Amazing to watch two greats work with eachother.

[@BigCon_97]

The video alone taught me my post game

[@michaeldoughty1782]

Wow, poetry in motion! So graceful Akeem. #MasterOfHisArt

[@1redmazda11]

it looks like LeBron has been using the low post teachings of Olajuwon to "school" the warriors in the finals. lol

[@rambosexy2009]

you got me.

[@badmotherfucker1065]

The dream is a soccer player that’s why his foot work so good

[@keyahkeron]

"The Dream".... One of the best to ever do it!!!

[@drlee2]

Ben Simmons needs training like this.

[@samjon6403]

Giannis may be

[@MarrkDa1st]

Hakeem swag and flare is untouched..

[@MrVlogers123]

Hakeem is way ahead of his time and our time. It will be a while for anyone to replicate his movement

[@saintchristian9129]

This is what separated Lebron from other players. The young guys aren’t doing this now

[@DineroA1]

jayson tatum and kyrie both are trained by kobe and im pretty sure giannis is too

[@angelojan8744]

No wonder why he keeps doing it even on a fastbreak...... Legends

[@worldoficeethonekamrs4103]

#SHOUTOUT to #HakeemTheDream #HTOWN legend. Thanks for the memories. And the #ClutchCity Championships. #RICCICARLTON #3RDCOAST #TEXAS

[@hassanalsheiby9176]

omg cant believe a big man with that crazy footwork man he can dance dance dance ( tell rihanna about it :P ) i just loved watchin this really sweet clip tyvm

[@OSRSnChill]

This was after Lebron lost to the Mavs, he worked with a couple legends of the game. I still remember how the media clowned him for studying with them but 4 rings later who gives a shit what they thought.

[@Antbeast23]

This is where LeBron elevated his game. After that finals lost against Dallas.

[@RandySavagxe]

bep 2 yeah MJ always was crying for help

[@royjones8312]

Imagine how good Hakeem would be now. You know he'd develop an outside game which would just strengthen his post game. He would be even more dominant than he was, and in my opinion he's a top 10 player.

[@liefrido2985]

Wow I can't believe how smooth his spin is

[@Twinfather49]

Some of LeBron's go to moves, you can see them here. Hakeem out there laying down artwork for LeBron.

[@1Circusman]

A GOAT and Lebron in training

[@yourmum1234100]

Hakeem could easily still average double figure points if he chose to play for the rockets in the playoffs this year. even at 50 his moves are still undefendable.

[@99larrythecableguy]

Learned these moves from Varnes Barnes in Oakland. Deadly moved for big man hooking opponents with their legs and nobody to stop you.

[@w02skyrocket51]

In that first drill they just kept traveling by lifting up there stationed foot before dribbling the ball. Like every time

[@brittdavid8591]

Train with the Best to Be the Best, I got 5k on Lebron vs Micheal one on one no excuses👊🏾

[@irGuilty]

Well obviously lebron would bully his way to the basket it wouldn’t be fair

[@stevewilliams5026]

I wish these new generation trainers would Instill more footwork training with young ballers. Basic jab step and using the pivot foot is out the door these days. Most trainers now wanna get 5 cones set up and do 9 different crossovers to get past one defender lol

[@Dtype007]

that's all pg training

[@goodman5836]

+Tracy McGoat 👀

[@TheYates100]

Steve Williams Agreed. There's no player in the league today with the grace of an Olajuwon or Jordan, especially in the post.

[@bromestick]

Hakeem looks like he can still hoop!

[@rodneystacks2097]

I've seen this video a few times and I just now realized LeBron's fadeaway is Dreamshake, not Michael's. If u look now, his looks more effortless than Kobe or Mike's. They was 1A-1B getting a lot of elevation on they're shots. It's looks like LeBron's toying with them barely leaving the floor halfway back on defense bout time it's going in! 💯

[@campanamanuel1614]

It feels illegal to watch this for free

[@jeviosoorishas181]

Maybe it's just me, but Hakeem seems amazingly quick for his age.

[@gersonreyes8946]

The mans sharp as a bat dawg

[@teejaytv3821]

Jevioso Orishas it’s crazy how he’s that quick on his feet considering his age and height

[@leonardomascardi459]

He has done this shit for years

[@andreasbatten7634]

He is great shape look at him! He could still slam 100 %

[@BenRapoport]

@@stephenasunnamedsource2943 bro he's like 7 foot

[@chrilpy]

Crazy that Hakeem never played basketball until he was 15. He had the best and smoothest post footwork of all time

[@mufasa2009]

Soccer helped him immensely

[@nofurtherwest3474]

whoa i didn't know that. obv his height was a big factor. a normal height kid can't start at 15 and get to the nba.

[@seventhcompactor1505]

2nd best Kareem was even better

[@tchircablina3181]

And 1st draft pick. That quick.

[@keepmoving2023-ku7nb]

This when LeBron started winning championships after training with the dream Hakeem

[@jamevolve8380]

Bron uses this move FAITHFULLY to this day. Student of the game.

[@cayd_17]

bep 2 u right Jordan never to go for help he had the bulls organization go get it for him in Pippen and Rodman possibly best trio in nba history Jordan got eliminated in the first round every year til he got them fake goat

[@MrOrlandodh12]

@@cayd_17 he means Jordan never got a legend to train with but Jordan went to college lebron didn't so lebron had to play catch up when he lack a post game.

[@cayd_17]

MrOrlandodh12 ik what he means I’m just saying that Jordan can’t be called the goat for other reasons and btw Kobe took lessons with Hakeem as well

[@cayd_17]

bep 2 what!?

[@ATX-js1to]

bep 2 your so mad lol

[@lukacalov1988]

Incredible how much space Hakeem covers with the spin move and it looks so natural

[@infinitelybetterthannothin1077]

Can’t teach that sht

[@daj4ckelnz]

Agree way more efficient then Bron

[@GetPackedUp00]

Y'all Couldn't Help Bout Hate 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@algladyou]

@@hoonniikim that's what I say about his footwork and dribblings. And he's the goat? Pffft

[@johnisaacraj8908]

@@algladyou Still the GOAT

[@GIN.356.A]

The fluidity of Hakeem is unmatched. Even at almost 50 years old here, his moves are so much snappier and sluid than a young LeBron. Just goes to show Hakeem's speed of thought. He already had his move and counters thought out before the ball even touched his hand, so as soon as he gets the ball, he's already putting you in the blender.

[@thankyou8417]

Because he played soccer. You have to be 2-3 moves ahead of your opponent before you even touch the ball.

[@rangerscoach]

Seems he had a little trouble articulating the moves the difference between him and bron here early was visualisation of a defender. Lebron was adapting the moves as if he was unguarded. But you can see how good bron is at learning once he figures it out. Dwight Howard looked lost with the post training

[@chrissanchez1419]

To me olajuwan is the greatest center to ever play the game but he never gets enough praise

[@hammerofgod6481]

Agreed. It's definitley either him or kareem

[@cowboyslakersraptors4life607]

He's in the top five you got Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Moses Malone and Hakeem Olajuwon

[@chrissanchez1419]

@@cowboyslakersraptors4life607 yea i hear that list all the time but when people actually talk about it,his name never comes up,i have him in front of all of those guys

[@leslohamilton4285]

Cowboys Lakers 4 life we gonna forget about shaq

[@cowboyslakersraptors4life607]

Shaq is in my top 10

[@mvpmvp2980]

to me, olajuwon and jordan are the 2 most beautiful players to watch in terms of their footwork and skill.

[@ultramuc466]

PSArino kripperino you forgot kobe!

[@rambosexy2009]

PSArino kripperino he's not on the same level but I'd say Melo is pretty good too.

[@tizba2287]

Lavar Ball What about your boy ?

[@claudine69retoke]

Olajuwon and MJ's respect for each other's game are mutual

[@tripillthreat]

Absolutley. Great call.

[@helloVorld1212]

by the footwork alone you can judge how smooth hakeems motions are. The spin moves and the fadeaways really would dominate any defender in the nba today.

[@Blueeey]

+winston Churchill Even to this day, lebron's movements look really stiff and awkward in comparison to hakeem. He still makes it work tho

[@helloVorld1212]

+evilhomer450 oh yeah. but at least he is practicing and you can see him going in to the post alot more in-games, shooting fadeaways etc. I think driving to basket every time is taking its toll especially now when he isent in his twenties.

[@kelleyboy3]

The Dream would average 35+ a game easily.

[@theroseexperience]

Easily. He'd actually be the perfect blend of modern and the golden era of big men, he does both and would dominate both.

[@LouieVIsOnMe]

Duuck 0n Quaack nope but he would dominate mj though

[@MrHealthJunkie]

Hakeem owned Shaq. One of the best players to ever play.

[@tolistolis8277]

@Cold cold World every center in his era,

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

S R He owned Ewing in 94 Finals He owned Parrish in 86 Finals He owned Kareem in 86 playoffs He sent Mark Eaton into retirement in 94 Playoffs

[@hammerofgod6481]

I have said that since they played against each other. Everyone always puts shaq over hakeem in all time rankings, but every time they played against each other he would take it to shaq. I mean he would absolutely dominate shaq at times, even in the finals. Who honestly thinks that shaq could have taken that rockets team to back to back titles? I mean for real. If shaq hadn't had so much help from the refs, played with penny, kobe, and d-wade, he wouldnt have near the titles or numbers. Hakeem didn't have to have an all time great wing to win a title. He did it with a bunch of role players

[@josephjohnroe3678]

He didn't "own" Shaq lol. Their numbers were almost identical in the 95 finals. 32&11 to 28&13. Tue difference was the supporting cast. Houston's showed up, Orlando's didn't. People like to remember 94 & 95, but forget all the years he came up short. He did win a title without another all star, but they were also playing the Knicks, who had one star as well. And please don't give me Charles Oakley was an All Star that year. He put 11 points a night and was only on the All Star team because the East was absolutely dreadful at PF.

[@hammerofgod6481]

@@josephjohnroe3678 and who's supporting cast would you rather have? Penny was a GREAT player at the time. Grant was an all-star. Nick anderson was really good. Houston basically had a bunch of roll players, so that should tell you who was better. You can't just look at offensive numbers. Hakeem was an absolute beast on defense

[@mellis9729]

I remember hearing about this in the offseason after Miami got embarrassed in the Finals Vs. The Mavs. I thought this spoke volumes about how serious Lebron was about winning titles. No ego, just seeking out an all-time great to add another dimension to his game. Just had this feeling he was about to take it to another level and start winning rings. Sure enough, 3 of the next 5 NBA titles. Had Kyrie and Kevin Love not gotten hurt in 2015, it would have been 4 out of 5.

[@topshotta2000]

Yup, in the 2011 2012 he started posting up a lot more

[@gucciak-4740]

That’s what a goat does. On the other hand you got dudes like Ben Simmons who instead of perfecting their game will make excuses smh

[@dreamchaser1419]

@@gucciak-4740 EXACTLY LIKE HOW ARE YALL NOT REACHING OUT TO GREATS? guys like ben simmons and rudy gobert should always be improving like this. not going to open gyms

[@kennyg1358]

No ego?😂

[@paolo1137]

Man Hakeem is technically one of the best to ever play the game, and it’s great to see how Hakeem at the age of like 45/50 is so nice and available to other players that want to improve their game.. He has no personal interests in helping LeBron, that’s just greatness

[@Disisluke50]

I'm fairly sure Lebron pays him

[@lil2177]

He’s gotta be top 10

[@nbl1ve804]

@@Disisluke50 why. Are you his accountant?

[@TuMadreee]

@@lil2177 I’d put him in top 15-20

[@ironangel667]

Actually he charges like 50k i think. He's worth more though so its a steal either way.

[@dthomscappello]

I'm still here in 2019 jaw dropped at how perfect Hakeem was in the post and how quick LeBron picked up these lessons. Always amazing to watch a good teacher with a good student.

[@remainloyaltoyour0wnsoil580]

Donal Thoms-Cappello its funny to watch a Nigerian 🇳🇬 who only played volleyball & soccer most of his whole life then basketball teach a kid who only knows basketball his entire life! Man I love motherland! I’m from Lomé, Togo 🇹🇬 West African baby The Dream Lives

[@zedon8769]

Donal Thoms-Cappello your so right

[@Getloose360]

@Marvin Reid it's about comfort level in the mid to high post and LeBron has a sweet turn around in the mid post. So FOH with your BS ignorant comment.

[@atsbobice1525]

Hakeem has such fluid footwork!

[@idkman09]

Marvin Reid lmao I was thinking the same shit... I was looking for the part where Hakeem taught him how to bulldoze through the defense.

[@elli003]

This is 15 years after Hakeem's prime and he still moves like a Gazelle dancing on clouds. Check out that footwork !

[@penkima4923]

Hakeem learned from the best - McHale.

[@vinsanitize]

@@penkima4923are you drunk?

[@Azraeluchiha999]

Get off your knees and wipe your mouth

[@solidtv6211]

Looking at this 6 years later and u can see all the moves being put to use in his current style of play

[@Q2GLObalWatchin]

How?

[@shindavid6484]

@@Q2GLObalWatchin you can see that most his moves around the paint comes from those spin moves and rip throughs by hakeem.

[@Deeply152]

@@shindavid6484 u mean post moves other than that James has a completely different amazing style that ever bless the court next one has ever done

[@shindavid6484]

@@Deeply152 his spin move and other moves when he drives still resemble the moves in the video...

[@mixumup1]

I never noticed it till today im kinda seeing it

[@jdoggmusicman]

Keem looking like he could average 15 still in this video.

[@Hinshu85]

These 80's/90's players are machines. Keem, Jordan and Pippen in a minimal shape would drop 17 points easy.

[@stayhonest]

@@Hinshu85 LOL. They're old, they're not in the League for a reason. Jordan, Pippen, Keem? All great, but not effective NBA starters at all.

[@Hinshu85]

@@stayhonest like age is a factor in a non demand league. Get real, since the end of hand-check era, usa team lost 2 gold medals while having full teams with pros. Conclusion? The league is soft and i asure you some of the "old" legends would get good points. You saw how Hakeem moved at 50. He can't play for 20 minutes but at 50 he would drop 17/20 in 15 minutes with ease.

[@rileygarcia1]

@@Hinshu85 one of the dumbest comments I've read. Saying the NBA Is non demand league is laughable. Playing over 80 games a year with more running because of the pace the game is played at now it's almost a joke to even say a 50 year old man could keep up. Also the times we lost gold in the Olympics we had HORRIBLE pros that went and played at the Olympics before the dream team USA lost the Olympics a lot and is why we started bringing our best hence the dream team.

[@courylanders5154]

Yeah, Akeem is in great shape, but not NBA shape.Theres a major difference.

[@0308Michiganfan]

I love Lebron, he's my favorite player of all time. But even at his age, The Dream is twice as smooth as Lebron is in the paint.

[@millerlight8611]

erozpl01 not exactly true, watch some highlights of hakeem, he shot threes quite often, and was a great shooter

[@MUSICTEACHER2012]

SMOOTHNESS. That's the word for how Hakeem moves. Like a ballet dancer. Perfect.

[@kharis87]

John Mac smoothness and speed are two different things. Lebron isn't a smooth player.......he is bruiser. I wish I see him use these moves more often in games though.

[@kharis87]

Lebron quickness at 260 pounds astounds. Just imagine if he incorporates more finesse in his game on a nightly basis.

[@icecreaman2010]

Michiganfan0308 it is a gift from God

[@carpenterman504]

Kobe said working w The Dream improved his game dramatically. Legends teaching legends to be legendary....love it!!

[@rayzrealm]

*He can teach the mechanics to anyone but, The Dream’s rhythm is so hard to replicate.*

[@caseynoface9439]

thats how he play now he only added the three ball

[@theotherview1716]

Bam!

[@Bert_Fromarketin]

Fact..it's his gift..he used it well💯💯💯🔥

[@miles6910]

his reverse pivot and swing thru is a clear travel. i mean, it is if they call it anyways. can't lift the pivot foot until the ball has left your hand on the dribble. it's one of the most fundamental least subjective calls in the game and it seems only rarely applied on these kinds of moves by big men.

[@pihermoso11]

​@@miles6910 4:15 you can't lift off your pivot foot means you can't lift it off the ground completely, but you can use that foot to make rotations whether it's a quarter turn or a half turn, so that move is not a travel, you can rotate on your pivot foot

[@Fr0mDust2Dust]

Damn, Hakeem making Lebron look slow. And the dude is old!

[@olynnm1750]

Only time you old when you in the dirt youngster

[@Avenue77]

I'm telling you

[@andylee6147]

Dude bronsexual can’t even take those type of comments GL

[@dtimms]

They were going through the motions.... I mean why would they be going full speed when hes teaching the technique... As a student you go through the motions until it because natural...its natural for Hakeem Lebron was learning the move now that he has perfected it we see in his game today at a much faster speed...

[@thebigmanufacturer]

@@jaypierre8992 2011-2012 was after this training session...

[@JMTZ-sp7cl]

Hakeem is a legend here in Houston. The greatest footwork of any big man ever PERIOD. 🐐🚀🚀🚀

[@laureandodi28anni66]

Agree

[@kingme4690]

He a legend here in Philly. The guy is awesome!

[@ATLienForLife]

You ain't ever lied!