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Allah's NBA Finals
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The Orlando Magic will win the NBA Finals, primarily because Hedo Turkoglu, one of their best players, is a Muslim. Sounds surprising? A look at past history clearly demonstrates that Allah makes a point of helping teams with Muslim players in the NBA Finals.

Since 1980, of the twenty-nine teams that have won the NBA Finals, at least twenty of them have had a Muslim player, around seventy percent of total champions. In addition, the Muslim player on the roster was often the team’s MVP.

The trend started with the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers, who boasted the All Star skills of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the NBA’s best centers. Abdul-Jabbar and the Lakers won five NBA Championships in the 1980’s, with Abdul-Jabbar taking home team MVP honors in 1985.

As matter of fact, one could argue that Los Angeles cannot win an NBA championship without a Muslim player, as the Lakers had to wait until 2000 to win their next championship, with Shaquille O’Neal leading them to three straight championships, winning MVP honors each time – of course, Shaquille O’Neal, as noted by the Los Angeles Times, identifies as a Muslim.

Fortunes would turn sour for Los Angeles, as they have yet to win a championship since trading O’Neal. As history notes, O’Neal went on to star for the Miami Heat, where he won the championship again in 2006, intoning the continuing trend of Muslim-led teams winning the Finals.

However, Muslims have had a large presence outside of the Lakers. The Houston Rockets claimed two championships in the 1990’s, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, All Star center and NBA Finals MVP during both championship runs.

The most recent champions, the Boston Celtics, greatly won on the energetic efforts of point guard Rajon Rondo, a Muslim according to Wiki websites. The Detroit Pistons, the 2004 champion, won behind the efforts of Rasheed Wallace and Mehmet Okur, both Muslims. And the team that dethroned the Pistons to win the 2005 championship was the San Antonio Spurs, who claimed Nazr Mohammed as a key player.

One special note would be the Chicago Bulls, who won six championships in the 1990’s. Although the Bulls never had a practicing Muslim on their roster at the time, it is noted on many websites that two leading players on their teams, Scottie Pippen and Craig Hodges, are practicing Muslims today. Clearly, Allah has a policy of rewarding teams that are pre-destined to have Muslim players.

Getting back to the main point – Hedo Turkoglu is the second best player on the Orlando Magic, behind only Dwight Howard, and if history serves correct, the presence of his Muslimness on the Orlando Magic roster clearly makes the Magic the favorite to win the 2009 NBA Finals.

And sadly, for the Lakers, one might say that it is impossible for their team to win without a Muslim player, based on the contributions of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal. So what does this all mean?

Kobe Bryant – there’s still time to become my Muslim brother. 

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Comments 7 comments for this article
Added: July 05, 2009. 06:37 PM CST
Your list is not right, some of the players that you mentioned are not muslims.

Shaquille O'Neal
Rajon Rondo
Rasheed Wallace

These 3 players are not muslim at all, and these links to wiki websites do not prove anything.
Anonymous
Added: June 13, 2009. 12:08 AM CST
Bragging about Allah?
How can you brag about this?

"the Messenger of Allah . . . would say: 'Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war. . . . When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. . . . Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them. . . . If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them . . .'" (Muslim Book 19, Number 4294).

"fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war) . . . " (Qur’an 9:5).

"Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued" (Qur'an 9:29).

"Allah's Apostle said: 'I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle . . . '" (Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 24).

"It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land. Ye desire the lure of this world and Allah desireth (for you) the Hereafter, and Allah is Mighty, Wise" (Qur'an 8:67).

"Allah’s Apostle said, 'I have been made victorious with terror. The treasures of the world were brought to me and put in my hand'" (Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220).
Muhammad Abu-Jahl
Added: June 10, 2009. 01:15 PM CST
Rondo? O'Neal? Pippen? Muslims? Never knew this. Thank you.
Magic Fan
Added: June 05, 2009. 02:00 AM CST
Thanks guys!!!
I had fun writing it - the Lakers won BIG tonight - perhaps Kobe did convert?

hehehe
Muhammad Ali Hasan
Added: June 04, 2009. 11:20 AM CST
God or Allah?? Same reference..

I never knew there were muslims in NBA games... shocking.. Best luck..
Ann
Added: June 02, 2009. 03:11 PM CST
This was hilarious and clever
And remember how Mahmoud Abdul Rauf got the Nuggets into the second round with his buzzer beater? Maybe Allah is an NBA fan!
Oz
Added: June 01, 2009. 06:40 AM CST
what about the Olympics?
very amusing, wish you use God, the English word for Allah. But you are a misguided Magic fan and God Willing, Lakers will win again, peace
Ayman
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