Hakeem Olajuwon didn't just destroy the Denver Nuggets on the basketball court (career averages of 23.4 points and 11.6 rebounds). He was destroying chicken nuggets off the court.

However, regarding chicken nuggets, Hakeem could give competitive eating contests a chance. This was noticed during the shooting of one of his McDonald's commercials.

Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon could apparently eat a ton of Chicken McNuggets back in the day. The Houston Chronicle's Greg Rajan shared a fantastic story. It says that during an ad shoot for ...

Hakeem Olajuwon Once Ate Over 100 Chicken McNuggets As Part Of A Commercial Shoot. by: Chris Morgan August 6, 2016. Great Hakeem Olajuwon story from early in his #Rockets career.

According to a ranking of chicken nuggets by shape on Thrillist (where the dino nug comes in at number 1, by the way), this is due to “the general girth of the dino appendages, which manages to ...