Tim Hardaway

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the American basketball player of the same name, see Tim Hardaway Jr.

Tim Hardaway
Tim Hardaway (2015)
Player information
Full name	Timothy Duane Hardaway Sr.
birthday	September 1, 1966
place of birth	Chicago , United States
size	183 cm
position	Point guard
High school	Carver Area High School
college	University of Texas at El Paso
NBA draft	1989 , 14th pick, Golden State Warriors
Clubs as active
1989–1996 Golden State Warriors 1996–2001 Miami Heat 2001–2002 Dallas Mavericks 2002 Denver Nuggets 2003 Indiana Pacers 00000 00000
National team
1999-2000	United States	18 games
Clubs as coaches
Since 02014 Detroit Pistons (AC)

Timothy Duane "Tim" Hardaway Sr. (born September 1, 1966 in Chicago ) is a retired American basketball player who was active from 1989 to 2003 in the NBA .

Hardaway's son, Tim Hardaway Jr. is also a professional basketball player in the NBA.

Career

As a player

Hardaway made a name for himself in Chicago's open spaces in his youth. He attended Carver Area High School before joining the University of Texas at El Paso college team. There he was the most successful point collector in university history. He received the Naismith Award in recognition of his outstanding athletic performance at college.

In the 1989 NBA draft , he was elected 14th by the Golden State Warriors . The Warriors had regained their strength after a period of weakness during the 1980s and had qualified again for the play-offs in 1987 and 1989 . This trend continued with Hardaway, who was elected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team for his achievements in his first year as a professional and, in his first two NBA years, formed a powerful trio with Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin called the Run TMC (formed from the first letters of their first names based on the hip hop group Run DMC ) became known. With the Warriors Hardaway qualified for the playoffs in 1991, 1992 and 1994.

In 1996, the point guard was traded to the Miami Heat , where he played until the 2000/01 season. The team trained by Pat Riley around Hardaway, Alonzo Mourning , Dan Majerle , PJ Brown and Jamal Mashburn achieved first place in the Atlantic Division four times in a row . The hard-fought playoff matches with the New York Knicks were particularly remembered . In Miami, Hardaway developed into one of the best point guards in the league and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 1997 .

In his penultimate season, Hardaway played for the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets . In his final season he played for 10 games for the Indiana Pacers . In 2003 he announced his resignation due to knee problems.

Hardaway scored a total of 15,373 points (17.7 pts / v.) In 867 NBA games and distributed 7,095 assists (8.2 ace / v.). Hardaway has been voted into the NBA's all-star game five times. His jersey number 10 is no longer awarded by the Heat in his honor.

Coaching career

In August 2014, Hardaway took on an assistant coaching position with the Detroit Pistons .

International

Hardaway played a total of 18 games for the United States national basketball team between 1999 and 2000 , all of which were won. He won gold with the team at both the 2000 Olympic basketball tournament and the previous American championship in 1999, the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games.

Private

Hardaway and his wife, Yolanda, have two children, Tim Jr. and Nia. Tim Hardaway Jr. is also a basketball player and was drawn 24th in the 2013 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks .

Criticism for homophobic statements

In a radio interview on February 14, 2007 at 790 the Ticket in Miami, Hardaway caused great outrage with homophobic remarks. During the interview he was asked about the outing of former basketball player John Amaechi . When asked how he would deal with homosexual teammates, he said to radio presenter Dan Le Batard: “Well, you know, I hate gay people. I let it be known I don't like gay people. I don't like to be around gay people. I'm homophobic. It shouldn't be in the world, in the United States, I don't like it. "Something like:" I hate gays and you can hear that. I don't want her around me. I am homophobic. There shouldn't be anything like that in the world and in the US. ”In the interviews that followed, he apologized and said that he shouldn't have said this. The NBA then removed him from the All-Star Weekend program the following weekend, his employer Trinity Sports , owner of the Indiana Alley Cats team , dismissed him from the position of Chief Basketball Operations Advisor and the CBA distanced itself from his statements in a press release .

Months later he heard about the YES Institute , a children's rights organization that campaigns for homosexual youth and works to improve the conditions for LGBT youth in every respect, to increase self-confidence and thus also to prevent suicide attempts. He attended several of their events to understand where his attitudes came from and what impact his statements could have on those affected. Contrary to his initial fear, he was welcomed there with open arms and said in September 2007: “I had no idea how much I hurt people, a lot of people.” (“I had no idea how much I hurt people, many People. ”) The chairwoman of the institute describes Hardaway as authentic and his will to learn something as genuine.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ All-Time USA Basketball Men's Roster // H. (No longer available online.) In: www.usabasketball.com . USA Basketball , 2011, archived from the original on September 25, 2012 ; Retrieved October 15, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Ex-NBA Star: "I Hate Gays," February 15, 2007.
3. ↑ Retired NBA star Hardaway says he hates 'gay people' , ESPN.com, February 16, 2007.
4. ↑ Associated Press: Hardaway Banned For Anti-Gay Slur , Washington Post, February 16, 2007.
5. ↑ Press release : Indiana Alley Cats Release Statement Regarding Tim Hardaway , cbahoopsonline, February 15, 2007.
6. ↑ Press release : Continental Basketball Association decries Tim Hardaway comments , cbahoopsonline, February 15, 2007.
7. ↑ Tim Hardaway is attending the YES Institute Training , YES press release in English

Web links

• Tim Hardaway - player profile on NBA.com
• Tim Hardaway - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• Tim Hardaway in the Internet Movie Database (English)