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Ben DuBose

In halftime brawl, Vernon Maxwell recalls wanting to stab Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon

Known best as “Mad Max,” retired shooting guard Vernon Maxwell played with the Houston Rockets over parts of six seasons from 1989 to 1995. That run included a starting role on the franchise’s first championship team (1993-94) alongside legendary center Hakeem Olajuwon.

But in the early years, there was apparently at least one night when their partnership could have ended in infamy, and perhaps worse.

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