He is also the third born son of former UCLA player and coach and NBA player Walt Hazzard.
Hazzard and his wife, Jaleesa, had four children: Yakub, Jalal, Rasheed, and Khalil, the last being a record producer, well known in hip-hop circles by the stage name DJ Khalil.
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During his professional basketball career, Hazzard converted to Islam and changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman.
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Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (then known as Walt Hazzard) and George Wilson were selected before the draft as Los Angeles Lakers' and Cincinnati Royals' territorial picks respectively.