 Michael Olowokandi akaberekwa musi wa3 Kubvumbi 1975 aimbova mutambi wenhabvu wekuNigeria. Akazvarwa muLagos, Nigeria uye akakurira muLondon, akatamba collegiately yePacific Tigers muStockton, California. Olowokandi akasarudzwa semunhu wekutanga akasarudzwa pa1998 NBA DraftneLos Angeles Clippers. Akatamba semhizha kusvikira 2007, paakamanikidzwa kuenda pamudyandigere nekuda kwekukuvara kwakakomba kwehernia nekukuvara kwebvi. 