Tim Hardaway

Basketball Player

Tim Hardaway was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on September 1st, 1966 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 57, Tim Hardaway biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
September 1, 1966
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Age
57 years old
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Networth
$28 Million
Profession
Basketball Coach, Basketball Player
Tim Hardaway Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 57 years old, Tim Hardaway has this physical status:

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183cm
Weight
79kg
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Tim Hardaway Religion, Education, and Hobbies
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Tim Hardaway Career

Hardaway played college basketball for the UTEP Miners under head coach Don Haskins, a future member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Hardaway was twice named MVP of El Paso's Sun Bowl Invitational Tournament, in 1987 and 1988. He played on teams that went to the NCAA Tournaments in 1988 and 1989. He won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award in 1989 as the best college player in the nation six feet (1.83 m) tall or under. While playing for the Miners, Hardaway developed his crossover dribble move that was called the "UTEP two-step".

Professional career

Hardaway was selected as the 14th overall pick of the 1989 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. In his rookie season, Hardaway wore number 5 on his jersey, as Manute Bol wore Hardaway's 10. After Bol left the Warriors, Hardaway acquired the number. Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin formed a trio known as Run TMC (the initials of the players' first names and a play on the name of the popular rap group Run-DMC). As part of the Warriors' attack, Hardaway was responsible for leading Run TMC's fast break, displaying his excellent passing and one-on-one skills to complement Richmond's slashing and Mullin's shooting.

Golden State made the playoffs during the 1990–91 season, Hardaway's second season and his first season in the playoffs. In the first round, the 7th seeded Warriors defeated the 2nd seeded San Antonio Spurs led by All-Star David Robinson in 4 games to advance to face the 3rd seeded Los Angeles Lakers led by NBA legend Magic Johnson. The Warriors managed to steal a game on the road in game 2, but could not defeat the more experienced Lakers, falling in five games despite Hardaway averaging 26.8 points, 12.8 assists and 3.8 steals for the series.

Hardaway averaged a career-high 23.4 points a game in the 1991–92 season, as the Warriors fell in the first round of the playoffs to the Seattle SuperSonics. The following season Hardaway averaged a career-high 10.6 assists a game to get with his scoring average of 21.5, but the Warriors did not make the playoffs and would not return to postseason action for the remainder of Hardaway's tenure with the team.

As a Warrior, Hardaway made the NBA All-Star Game three straight years, and a knee injury kept him out of the entire 1993–94 season. He reached 5,000 points and 2,500 assists faster than any other NBA player except Oscar Robertson. Hardaway played for the Warriors until the middle of 1995–96 season when he was traded to the Miami Heat along with Chris Gatling in exchange for Kevin Willis and Bimbo Coles.

Following the mid-season trade to Miami, Hardaway started 28 games to finish the season, averaging 17.2 points a game with 10 assists. Miami made the playoffs but were swept in the first round by the 72 win Chicago Bulls. The following season was a huge success for Miami and for Hardaway, as he finished 4th in voting for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, was selected to the All-NBA First Team as Miami won a franchise record 61 wins.

Hardaway started in 81 games, averaging 20.3 points, 8.6 assists, while placing fourth in the league with 203 three-point baskets. He also played in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, scoring 10 points in 14 minutes. In the playoffs, Hardaway averaged 26 points a game as the Heat defeated the Orlando Magic in the first round in 5 games, and then defeated the New York Knicks in 7 games in the semifinals, in which Hardaway scored 38 points in the 7th game. Miami would once again fall to the defending champion Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals in 5 games.

In the 1997–98 season, Hardaway averaged 18.9 points and 8.3 assist per game, and was selected to play in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game. The Heat won 55 games and won the Atlantic Division, but lost to the Knicks in 5 games in the first round of the playoffs. In the lockout shortened 1998–99 season, he averaged 17.4 points a game with 7.3 assists, and Miami won the Atlantic Division again but could once again not defeat the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs despite having home court advantage and the Knicks being the 8th seed in the playoffs.

Hardaway's production slipped in the 1999–2000 season, with Alonzo Mourning and Jamal Mashburn carrying more of the offensive load. Hardaway averaged 13.4 points with 7.4 assists a game, but shot a personal best .367 percent from beyond the three-point arc. After playing just 52 games, Hardaway was further limited in the playoffs, as Miami defeated the Detroit Pistons but once again fell to New York in 7 games.

That summer, Hardaway and Mourning won a gold medal playing for the U.S.A. men's basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Before the 2000–01 season Mourning would be diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, and would be sidelined for much of the season. Hardaway upped his offensive production to 14.9 points a game with 6.3 assists a game as Miami won 50 games and captured the East's third best record, only to be swept in the first round by the Charlotte Hornets.

Following the 2000–01 season, and with his skills declining with age, Hardaway was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on August 22, 2001, for a second-round draft pick. He was at one time Miami's all-time leader in assists. With Dallas, Hardaway was mainly utilized off the bench, starting only two games out of 54 and averaging almost ten points a game. In the middle of the season, he was traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for point guard Nick Van Exel.

With the Nuggets he started all 14 games he played with them before retiring and becoming a basketball analyst for ESPN.

While playing for the Nuggets, Hardaway was suspended for two games and fined $10,000 by the league when he threw a television monitor onto the court.

On March 27, 2003, Hardaway signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers, and in his first game registered a season-high 14 points and seven assists against the Chicago Bulls. By the end of his career, Hardaway competed in five NBA All-Star Games.

Coaching career

On August 7, 2014, it was announced that Hardaway was named an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons.

National team career

Hardaway was originally selected to play for "Dream Team II" in the 1994 FIBA World Championship but was replaced after suffering a torn knee ligament.

He was also selected (as one of the last two players selected) for the 1998 FIBA World Championship team. The team was later replaced with CBA and college players due to the NBA lockout.

In 2000, he played in the Sydney Olympics, scoring 5.5 points/Game and shooting .385 (15–39) from the field.

Hardaway was a player/head coach of the Florida Pit Bulls of the ABA in 2006.

In September 2009, he played for the NBA Generations team in the 2009 NBA Asia Challenge, a series of exhibitions against Korean Basketball League and Philippine Basketball Association players.

Source

In the loss to the Chicago Bulls, the NBA has opened an investigation into the Dallas Mavericks' resting players

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 9, 2023
According to various outlets, the Dallas Mavericks are probing their decision to suspend multiple players against the Chicago Bulls last Friday. Dallas did not play Kyrie Irving (right foot injury), Josh Green (rest), Tim Hartaway Jr. (left ankle soreness), Maxi Kleber (right hamstring injury recovery) and Christian Wood (rest), while Luka Doncic appeared in only the first quarter of the game. The Mavericks will win the game 115-112, effectively ending them from playoff contention. Their 2023 first-round pick is now the 10th overall pick, and losing to Chicago paired with a potential loss to the San Antonio Spurs could push the pick to the top 10 for the 10th time.

In Dallas Mavericks' must-win game against the Bulls, Kyrie Irving has been ruled out

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 7, 2023
Kyrie Irving, an All-Star guard, will not participate in the Dallas Mavericks' must-win game against the Chicago Bulls tonight, with five players suspended out of the matchup. The Mavericks (38-42) will be kicked out of the play-in tournament if they lose. Tim Hardaway Jr. (left ankle), Josh Green (rest), Maxi Kleber (right hamstring), and Christian Wood (rest) are among Irving's (left foot) who were unable on Friday. Luka Doncic (left thigh) is listed as probable, a star guard.

NBA ROUND UP: Kyrie Irving stars for Dallas as they defeat Sacramento, Donovan Mitchell dominates

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 11, 2023
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings 122-114 on Friday night for their third straight victory. Kyrie Irving had 25 points and ten assists. Irving played his second game after being traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the Mavericks. In his Dallas debut, he scored 24 points in a road victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The Mavericks defeated for the fifth time in six games as Josh Green scored 17 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 15 points.