Thursday Throwback Posterization: KJ elevates over Hakeem

With all of the NBA trade deadline madness today, I nearly forgot to post a Thursday Throwback Posterization again.

This week's video features 6'1" point guard and current mayor of Sacramento Kevin Johnson going up and over 7-foot Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon from the 1994 Western Conference Semi-Finals. After missing a three-pointer and getting the ball back from Danny Ainge, KJ burns Kenny Smith and seriously gets up on the dunk over Olajuwon. KJ times it perfectly, taking off before Hakeem has time to contest the dunk. The commentator amuses me when he says, "look at the determination and intensity in this man's [pause] soul."

The Rockets would go on to win the series 4-3 on their way to beating the New York Knicks in the Finals. Oh, and later in the series Olajuwon would get back at KJ by doing this:



This video has KJ's recollection of the dunk, which includes a hilarious impersonation of Hakeem: