Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who is a co-owner and executive of the
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...
of the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). He attended
Duke University and is widely considered one of its greatest players. After playing
college basketball
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for four years, Hill played in the NBA for four teams in his professional career: the
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...
, the
Orlando Magic, the
Phoenix Suns, and the
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division in the league's Western Conference. The Clipper ...
. For most of his career, he played the
small forward position. Hill also works as a basketball analyst for
CBS
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and
Turner Sports.
Hill played basketball for the
Duke Blue Devils for four years. He was the 1994
ACC Player of the Year, a two-time
NCAA All-American
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, and a two-time
NCAA champion. Hill was touted as one of the best players in Duke history and as one of the greatest college basketball players of his era.
After graduating from Duke in 1994, Hill was selected by the
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...
with the third overall pick in the
NBA draft. He was the co-winner of the 1995
NBA Rookie of the Year Award with
Jason Kidd
Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest point guards a ...
. Early in his NBA career, Hill was widely considered to be one of the best all-around players in the game, often leading his team in points,
rebounds and
assists. In his first six seasons in the NBA, Hill averaged 21.6 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game and made the Eastern Conference All-Star Team five times. However, the trajectory of his career was altered by an ankle injury that Hill suffered in the year 2000. The injury continued to plague him for several years, led to a March 2003 surgery that was followed by life-threatening complications, and forced him to miss the entire 2003–04 season. In 2005, Hill made the Eastern Conference All-Star Team as a member of the Magic. He played in the Western Conference Finals in 2010 during his tenure with the Phoenix Suns. In the 12 seasons following his ankle injury, Hill averaged 13.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. On June 1, 2013, Hill announced his retirement from the NBA. He is a seven-time
NBA All-Star
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, a five-time
All-NBA selection, and a three-time winner of the
NBA Sportsmanship Award
The NBA Sportsmanship Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to a player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity." It is directly analogous to th ...
. In 2018, he was inducted into the
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and prese ...
.
An ownership group including Hill and
Tony Ressler
Tony may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
purchased the
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...
on June 24, 2015.
College career
When the time came to choose a college, Hill's mother told the
Fox Sports
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The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the F ...
documentary ''
Beyond the Glory'', that she wanted him to attend
Georgetown, while his father preferred the
University of North Carolina. Hill decided to attend
Duke University, playing four years with the
Blue Devils and winning national titles in
1991
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and
1992. Duke became the first Division I program to win consecutive titles since UCLA in 1966–73. Despite losing two of the biggest contributors on the Blue Devils,
Christian Laettner
Christian Donald Laettner (, ; born August 17, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) hi ...
(in 1992) and
Bobby Hurley
Robert Matthew Hurley (born June 28, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He was previously the head coach at the University at Buffalo.
As a college ...
(each of whom went on to play in the NBA), Hill led Duke to the
championship game
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match sy ...
once again in
1994, but lost to the
Arkansas
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Razorbacks. Hill won the
Henry Iba Corinthian Award as the nation's top defensive player in 1993, and in 1994 he was the
ACC Player of the Year. During his collegiate career, Hill became the first player in ACC history to collect more than 1,900 points, 700 rebounds, 400 assists, 200 steals, and 100 blocked shots. As a result of his successful college career, he became the eighth player in Duke history to have his jersey number (33) retired. After his freshman season at Duke, Hill played on the bronze medal-winning U.S. team at the
1991 Pan American Games, held in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , Cuba. As an amateur, Hill was also part of the select team of college players that prepared and scrimmaged against the eventual U.S. men's basketball team ("
Dream Team
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Basketball
* Dream Team, the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team in Barcelona
* Dream Team II, the 1994 U.S. men's national basketball team at the FIBA World Championship
* Dream Team III, the 1996 ...
") for the
1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Hill also is widely known for his role in the Hail Mary play in the
NCAA tournament regional final against
Kentucky
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in 1992, which is considered by many to be
one of the greatest college basketball games of all time. With Duke down 103–102 in
overtime
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*by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society) ...
and 2.1 seconds remaining after Kentucky's
Sean Woods hit a floater, an unguarded Hill heaved the inbounds pass 75 feet across the court into the hands of Laettner, who dribbled once and spun before pulling up to make the game-winning jumper from just outside the free-throw line as time expired. Hill later produced a film, ''Duke 91 & 92: Back to Back'' about the team's consecutive wins and this game-winning play. In 2016, Hill was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame
Touted as one of the best players in Duke history, many went as far as to say that Hill was one of the greatest college basketball players of his era. In 2002, Hill was named to the
ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team honoring the fifty greatest players in ACC History.
Professional career
Detroit Pistons (1994–2000)
Hill was drafted by the
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...
with the third pick in the
NBA draft after graduating from Duke in 1994. He generally played the small forward position during his NBA career. In his first season, he averaged 19.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.77 steals per game, and became the first Pistons rookie since
Isiah Thomas in
1981–82 to score 1,000 points. Hill ended up sharing
NBA Rookie of the Year Award honors with
Jason Kidd
Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest point guards a ...
of the
Dallas Mavericks, becoming the first Piston since
Dave Bing in
1966–67 to win the award. Hill also won the ''
Sporting News'' Rookie of the Year Award. He was named to the all-NBA First Team in 1997, and All-NBA Second Teams in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Hill also regularly played in the
NBA All-Star Game
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and showcases 24 of the league's star players. It is the featured event of NBA All-Star Weekend, ...
, where he made history by being the first rookie to lead an NBA All-Star fan balloting in (
1994–95) with 1,289,585 votes, narrowly defeating
Shaquille O'Neal. Also, he became the first rookie in any of the
four major professional sports leagues to lead all-star fan voting.
In his second season (
1995–96), he once again led the All-Star fan balloting, this time edging
Michael Jordan (Jordan's first All-Star game after returning since retiring in 1993). During the 1995–96 season, Hill showcased his all-round abilities by leading the NBA in
triple-double
In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. The first "double" in the term ...
s (10). He also won a
gold medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics in
Atlanta
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as a member of the
U.S. men's basketball team, where he had the team's fifth-highest scoring average (9.7) and led the team in steals (18). In
1996–97 season, Hill averaged 21.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. He became the first player since
Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded a ...
in
1989–90 to average 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in a season, an accomplishment that had not been duplicated until
Russell Westbrook averaged a triple-double in the
2016–17 NBA season. Once again, Hill led the league in triple-doubles, where his 13 triple-doubles represented 35 percent of the league's triple-double total that season. He was the league's Player of the Month for January and was also awarded NBA's
IBM Award
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, given to the player with the biggest statistical contributions to his team. He finished third in
MVP
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voting, behind
Karl Malone
Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Mailman", he is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. Malone sp ...
and Michael Jordan.
Much like
Scottie Pippen with the
Bulls, Hill assumed the role of a "
point forward
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Characteristics
Generally, teams employ a point forward ...
" in Detroit, running the Pistons' offense. As a result, between the
1995–96 and
1998–99 NBA season
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s, Hill was the league leader in assists per game among non-guards all four seasons. In the
lockout-shortened 1999 season, as he led his team in points, rebounds and assists for the third time, Hill joined
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman Chamberlain (; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center. Standing at tall, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 years and is widely reg ...
and
Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor ( ; September 16, 1934 – March 22, 2021) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lak ...
as the only players in NBA history at the time to lead their teams in scoring, rebounding and assists more than once. Hill and Chamberlain were the only two players in league history to lead their teams in points, rebounds, and assists per game three times. Hill was selected to play in the
1998 FIBA World Championship, but in the end, no NBA players played in this tournament due to the
lockout.
In the
1999–2000 season, Hill averaged 25.8 points while shooting 49% from the field, the season's third-highest scoring average, behind MVP
Shaquille O'Neal and
Allen Iverson. He averaged 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. However, despite Hill's accomplishments in Detroit, the Pistons never made it far in the playoffs, either losing in the first round (
1996,
1997 and
1999), or missing the playoffs entirely in the 1994–95 and
1997–98 seasons. The
2000 playoffs would be no different. On April 15, 2000, 7 days before the start of the playoffs, Hill sprained his left ankle in a game against the
Philadelphia 76ers. He continued to play until the first-round playoff series against the
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...
, in which his injured ankle got worse, and Hill was forced to leave halfway through game 2. Eventually, the Heat swept the Pistons, 3–0. Hill was initially selected for the
2000 Olympics
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U.S. team, but could not play due to the ankle injury. That ankle injury would prove to be a major liability for many years to come.
After the first six seasons of his career, before the ankle injury, Hill had amassed a total of 9,393 points, 3,417 rebounds, and 2,720 assists.
Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Robertson playe ...
, Bird, and
LeBron James
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are the only three players in league history to eclipse these numbers after their first six seasons.
Orlando Magic (2000–2007)
As an unrestricted free agent, Hill had planned to sign with the
Orlando Magic. On August 3, 2000, however, a sign-and-trade deal allowed Hill to receive a slightly more lucrative contract while Detroit received at least some compensation for losing him. The Pistons signed Hill to a seven-year, $92.8 million contract and traded him to Orlando for
Chucky Atkins
Kenneth Lavon "Chucky" Atkins (born August 14, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played for nine different NBA teams throughout his career.
Basketball career
Atkins played college basketball at the University of Sout ...
and
Ben Wallace. The Magic hoped he would team up with budding superstar
Tracy McGrady, who had been signed away from the
Toronto Raptors
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at that time, to return Orlando among the NBA elite. But Hill was hampered by ankle injuries, playing in only four games in his
first season with the Magic, 14 games in his
second and 29 in his
third. He was forced to sit out his ''entire'' fourth year with Orlando (
2003–04). Despite missing so much time due to injury during his first seasons in Orlando, Hill still provided solid production when he was able to play, averaging 18.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per 36 minutes during the
2002–03 NBA season
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. Meanwhile his former team, the Pistons, who had defeated the Magic in the
2003 Playoffs, but ended up losing to the New Jersey Nets in the Eastern Conference Finals, won the championship the following year in
2004.
In March 2003, Hill underwent a major surgical procedure in which doctors re-fractured his ankle and realigned it with his leg bone. Five days after the surgery was performed, Hill developed a 104.5 °F (40.3 °C)
fever
Fever, also referred to as pyrexia, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set point. There is not a single agreed-upon upper limit for normal temperature with sources using val ...
and
convulsions and was rushed to a hospital. Doctors removed the splint around his ankle and discovered that Hill had contracted a potentially fatal
methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA) infection. He was hospitalized for a week and had to take
intravenous antibiotics
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for six months.
In the
2004–05 season Hill, though hampered by a bruised left shin that caused him to miss several games, started and played 67 games for the Magic. By then, the Magic had traded away McGrady for
Steve Francis, another ball-dominant guard, in what was viewed as one of the biggest trades of the decade. Hill was named the Eastern Conference player of the week for the week between November 15–21, 2004. Over the season, Hill averaged 19.7 points per game on a .509 field goal percentage. Fans voted him an All-Star starter again, and he led the Eastern Conference All-Star Team to a victory over the West. Also, after the season, Hill was awarded the
Joe Dumars Trophy presented to the
NBA Sportsmanship Award
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Winner.
During the
2005–06 season Hill was once again injured frequently as nagging groin injuries kept him sidelined for much of the first half of the season, limiting him to 21 games. He got a sports
hernia that was caused by uneven pressure on Hill's feet while he was running, due to concerns that he could re-aggravate the injury on his left ankle if it got too much pressure. Hill underwent surgery for the hernia and stated that he would consider retirement if he had to get another surgery.
In the
2006–07 season Hill returned from injuries despite numerous rumors surrounding his retirement. Hill received ankle rotation therapy from specialists in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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, during the off-season, and stated that he had regained much motion in his left ankle. Hill returned to the Magic lineup, starting at the
shooting guard position. Despite having problems with injuries to his left knee and a
tendon in his left ankle, Hill managed to play 65 games, two short of the highest number of games he played over a single season as a member of the Magic. He finished the season with averages of 14.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. This season would see Hill return to the playoffs for the first time since 2000, his first playoff appearance with the Magic. The 8th seed Magic would meet Hill's old team, the
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...
, in the first round. The Pistons' vast playoff experience would prevail over the inexperienced Magic, who had not seen significant post-season action for some years, and despite having some close games, the series would end with a 4–0 Pistons sweep, leaving Hill undecided on whether to return for the
2007–08 season with the Magic, sign with another team or retire.
Phoenix Suns (2007–2012)
Hill became an
unrestricted free agent
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on July 1, 2007. On July 5 Hill's agent,
Lon Babby, said Hill intended to sign with the
Phoenix Suns on July 11 (the first day free agents can officially sign contracts). Hill earned $1.83 million for
2007–08 with a $1.97 million player option for the next year. Hill was named captain along with
Steve Nash. Hill was permitted by
Suns Ring of Honor member,
Alvan Adams, to wear his familiar No. 33 with the Suns. Hill adapted well to the Suns' up-tempo style, averaging double figures in points as a key role player for Phoenix in the early months of the 2007–08 season. He played in the team's first 34 games before an emergency appendectomy on January 9, 2008, sidelined him for two weeks. Despite being bothered by multiple injuries throughout the season, Hill had his first 70-game season since leaving Detroit, averaging 13.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, and 2.9 apg in the process.
Playing for the Phoenix Suns in the 2008–2009 season, Hill appeared in all 82 games for the first time in his career and averaged 12.0 ppg, 4.90 rpg, and 2.3 apg, scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds in the Suns' season finale.
On July 10, 2009, the
Associated Press
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reported that Hill decided to re-sign with the Phoenix Suns for a 2-year deal, despite an offer from the
New York Knicks for the full mid-level exception and the
Boston Celtics offering Hill the bi-annual exception. The first year of the contract is believed to be worth around $3 million with the second year at Hill's option.
In 2010 the Phoenix Suns advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals, marking Hill's first playoff series victory, and making him the first NBA player in history to win his first playoff series after 15 years in the league. After sweeping the
San Antonio Spurs 4–0, the Suns then moved to the Western Conference Finals to face the
Los Angeles Lakers, but lost in six games (4-2).
In 2010, he was chosen as the tenth-smartest athlete in sports by ''
Sporting News''.
On June 8 Hill exercised his option for the
2010–11 season. The Suns underwent two major roster changes in 2010–11. During the pre-season teammate
Amar'e Stoudemire
Amar'e Carsares Stoudemire ( ; he, אמארה יהושפט סטודמאייר; born November 16, 1982) is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a player development assistant for the Bro ...
left for New York while
Hedo Türkoğlu,
Josh Childress
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and
Hakim Warrick joined the Suns; within a year they also were traded for three other players. Hill became one of seven all-time NBA players to average 13 or more points at 38 years of age or older. On January 15, 2011, Hill passed the 16,000 career points milestone in a win over the
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
.
On December 9, 2011, Hill decided to stay with the Phoenix Suns for one year, accepting a $6.5 million contract. By the end of the
2011–12 season, Hill had reached 17,000 career points, ending the season 78th on the all-time NBA scoring list (82nd NBA/ABA), 79th in career assists (83rd), and 66th in career steals (71st).
Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2013)
After his contract with the Suns expired, Hill was pursued by multiple contenders, including the
Los Angeles Lakers,
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...
,
New York Knicks,
Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
, and the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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. On July 18, 2012, Hill signed a contract with the Clippers. Hill suffered a bruised bone in his right knee in the preseason which kept him out for three months. He then made his debut with the Clippers on January 12, 2013, against the
Orlando Magic. During the 2012–13 season, he played only 29 games, averaging 3.2 ppg and 1.7 rpg in 15.1 mpg. The Clippers finished 56-26, fourth-best in the Western Conference, and won the Pacific Division for the first time in franchise history. However, the Clippers fell to the
Memphis Grizzlies
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in a six-game series in the first round.
Retirement
On June 1, 2013, Hill announced his retirement from professional basketball after 19 seasons in the NBA.
On September 7, 2018, Hill was inducted into the
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
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.
Executive career
On June 24, 2015, a deal was approved by the NBA Board of Governors to sell the
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...
franchise for $850 million to a group led by
Tony Ressler
Tony may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
. Hill was a member of that group, and he thus became a co-owner of the team.
Broadcasting career
Beginning in 2013, Hill has hosted NBA Inside Stuff on NBA TV. He is also a sports broadcaster for CBS.
In 2015, Hill was named to the lead announcing team for
CBS
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and
Turner Sports' joint coverage of the
NCAA men's basketball tournament
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, alongside March Madness stalwarts
Jim Nantz
James William Nantz III (born May 17, 1959) is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men's basketball, the NBA and the PGA Tour for CBS Sports since the 1980s. He has ancho ...
and
Bill Raftery
William Joseph Raftery (born April 19, 1943) is an American basketball analyst and former college basketball coach.
High school and college years
Raftery attended Saint Cecilia High School in Kearny, New Jersey, where he starred in basketball an ...
.
Sponsorships and paid endorsements
* In the 1990s, one of the soft drink
Sprite's longest-running advertising campaigns was "Grant Hill Drinks Sprite" (overlapping its "Obey Your Thirst" campaign), in which Hill's abilities, and Sprite's importance in giving him his abilities, were humorously exaggerated.
* Hill was a spokesperson for
McDonald's restaurant, watchmaker
TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer S.A. ( ) is a Swiss luxury watchmaker that designs, manufactures and markets watches and fashion accessories, as well as eyewear and mobile phones manufactured under license by other companies and carrying the TAG Heuer brand name. ...
and sportswear companies
Fila, and later
Adidas and
Nike
Nike often refers to:
* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
* Nike (name), a surname and feminine give ...
.
* As of 2014, Hill has also appeared in ads for
AT&T and
Microsoft along with his wife Tamia.
In television and film
* In 1995, Hill appeared in an episode of the
FOX sitcom ''
Living Single
''Living Single'' is an American television sitcom created by Yvette Lee Bowser that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who shared personal and profes ...
''. In the episode, Hill (portraying himself) has a whirlwind romance with magazine owner/publisher Khadijah James (
Queen Latifah).
* In 1998, he was in an episode of ''
Home Improvement'' on the show inside a show ''Tool Time''.
* Hill is featured in the video of the song "
Rockstar" by
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair. It wen ...
.
* Hill presented an award at the
1995 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7, 1995, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1994, to June 15, 1995. The show was hosted by Dennis Miller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. David Sandlin was commissioned to ...
with talk show host
Ricki Lake.
* The March 13, 2011 airing of the
ESPN films ''
30 for 30'' documentary ''
The Fab Five'' sparked controversy, leading up to a series of media exchanges between members of the press and NCAA players in forums such as ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', ''
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...
'' and ''
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...
''.
Personal life and family
Hill is the son of former NFL football player
Calvin Hill
Calvin G. Hill (born January 2, 1947) is a retired American football player. He played running back in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. Hill played for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Browns. He also p ...
and his wife, Janet Hill. He was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in the Washington, DC area.
Grant dated actress
Jada Pinkett Smith from 1993 to 1995.
In
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
,
Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...
, Hill was introduced to Canadian singer
Tamia
Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Tamia performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. In 1994, after signing a development de ...
by
Anita Baker
Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. She is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads, especially renowned for her work during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career ...
. Hill and Tamia married on July 24, 1999. Their daughter, Myla Grace Hill, was born on January 23, 2002. On August 9, 2007, Tamia gave birth to their second daughter, Lael Rose Hill. The family resides in
Windermere, Florida
Windermere is a town in Orange County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,030. It is part of the Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A Post Office opened at Windermere in 1888. The Post Office ...
.
In 1999, Hill received the Golden Plate Award of the
American Academy of Achievement
The American Academy of Achievement, colloquially known as the Academy of Achievement, is a non-profit educational organization that recognizes some of the highest achieving individuals in diverse fields and gives them the opportunity to meet ...
.
After Grant contracted a life-threatening
methicillin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (MRSA) infection in 2003, Hill became an advocate for the awareness and prevention of MRSA and has appeared in public service announcements for Stop MRSA Now!, a non-profit organization.
Hill earned his
bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
from Duke University with a double major in history and political science.
Charitable activities
* Hill had been a Vice-Chairman for the Board of Directors of the Special Olympic World Summer Games in 1999 which were held in Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
[Giving Back to the Community]
at Hill's official website
* Grant Hill, his mother Janet Hill and grandmother Vivian McDonald established a scholarship at the
Dillard University in
. This scholarship is in memory of Hill's grandfather, who supported this University consistently.
* Hill was featured on a poster "READ" that supported libraries, literacy, and advocated reading.
* Hill contributed to the
day care center established by his father, Calvin Hill, in New Haven, Connecticut in 1972, by donating funds. This daycare center was established after Calvin graduated from Yale University and the goal was helping children and families in the local community.
* Hill funded an organization in his hometown of
Reston, Virginia, that helps needy students of any age pursue education.
Other interests
* Hill owns a substantial collection of
African-American art
African-American art is a broad term describing visual art created by African Americans — Americans who also identify as Black. The range of art they have created, and are continuing to create, over more than two centuries is as varied as the ...
, centering on the work of
Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden (September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988) was an American artist, author, and songwriter. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bearden grew up in New York City a ...
and
Elizabeth Catlett. A selection of 46 works from the collection was featured in a touring exhibition at several American museums from 2003 to 2006. The exhibition was last shown at the
Nasher Museum of Art
The Nasher Museum of Art (previously the Duke University Museum of Art) is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The Nasher, along with Dartmouth's Hood Museum of Art and Pr ...
at Hill's alma mater, Duke University.
* Hill has established ties with the
Democratic Party. On the night Hill was drafted in the NBA, he received a congratulatory phone call from U.S. President
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
. Hill publicly supported
John Kerry's
2004 presidential campaign and
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...
's
2008 and
2012 presidential bids.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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Detroit
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Detroit
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, 80 , , 80 , , 40.8 , , .462 , , .192 , , .751 , , 9.8 , , 6.9 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , 20.2
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Detroit
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Detroit
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, 81 , , 81 , , 40.7 , , .452 , , .143 , , .740 , , 7.7 , , 6.8 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , 21.1
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Detroit
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, 50 , , 50 , , 37.0 , , .479 , , .000 , , .752 , , 7.1 , , 6.0 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , 21.1
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Detroit
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, 74 , , 74 , , 37.5 , , .489 , , .347 , , .795 , , 6.6 , , 5.2 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , 25.8
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, style="text-align:left;",
Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...
, 4 , , 4 , , 33.3 , , .442 , , 1.000 , , .615 , , 6.3 , , 6.3 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 13.8
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Orlando
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, 14 , , 14 , , 36.6 , , .426 , , .000 , , .863 , , 8.9 , , 4.6 , , .6 , , .3 , , 16.8
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Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...
, 29 , , 29 , , 29.1 , , .492 , , .250 , , .819 , , 7.1 , , 4.2 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 14.5
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Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...
, 67 , , 67 , , 34.9 , , .509 , , .231 , , .821 , , 4.7 , , 3.3 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 19.7
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Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...
, 21 , , 17 , , 29.2 , , .490 , , .250 , , .765 , , 3.8 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 15.1
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Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...
, 65 , , 64 , , 30.9 , , .518 , , .167 , , .765 , , 3.6 , , 2.1 , , .9 , , .4 , , 14.4
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Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 70 , , 68 , , 31.7 , , .503 , , .317 , , .867 , , 5.0 , , 2.9 , , .9 , , .8 , , 13.1
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Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 82 , , 68 , , 29.8 , , .523 , , .316 , , .808 , , 4.9 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , 12.0
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Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 81 , , 81 , , 30.0 , , .478 , , .438 , , .817 , , 5.5 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .4 , , 11.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 80 , , 80 , , 30.1 , , .484 , , .395 , , .829 , , 4.2 , , 2.5 , , .8 , , .4 , , 13.2
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, style="text-align:left;",
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 49 , , 46 , , 28.1 , , .446 , , .264 , , .761 , , 3.5 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .6 , , 10.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
, style="text-align:left;",
L.A. Clippers
, 29 , , 0 , , 15.1 , , .388 , , .273 , , .583 , , 1.7 , , .9 , , .4 , , .2 , , 3.2
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 1026 , , 972 , , 33.9 , , .483 , , .314 , , .769 , , 6.0 , , 4.1 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , 16.7
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, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", All-Star
, 6 , , 6 , , 22.2 , , .571 , , .500 , , .545 , , 2.5 , , 3.2 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 10.5
Playoffs
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, style="text-align:left;",
1996
, style="text-align:left;",
Detroit
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, 3 , , 3 , , 38.3 , , .564 , , .500 , , .857 , , 7.3 , , 3.7 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 19.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
1997
, style="text-align:left;",
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
, 5 , , 5 , , 40.6 , , .437 , , .000 , , .718 , , 6.8 , , 5.4 , , .8 , , 1.0 , , 23.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
1999
, style="text-align:left;",
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
, 5 , , 5 , , 35.2 , , .457 , , .000 , , .813 , , 7.2 , , 7.4 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , 19.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2000
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, style="text-align:left;",
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
, 2 , , 2 , , 27.5 , , .375 , , .500 , , .900 , , 5.5 , , 4.5 , , .5 , , .0 , , 11.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2007
, style="text-align:left;",
Orlando
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...
, 4 , , 4 , , 35.8 , , .500 , , .000 , , .667 , , 5.5 , , 3.8 , , .5 , , .3 , , 15.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2008
, style="text-align:left;",
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 3 , , 2 , , 22.7 , , .455 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 5.3 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , 3.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2010
, style="text-align:left;",
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
, 16 , , 16 , , 28.3 , , .480 , , .188 , , .868 , , 5.8 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .6 , , 9.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2013
, style="text-align:left;",
L.A. Clippers
, 1 , , 0 , , 20.0 , , .500 , , .000 , , .000 , , 4.0 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 4.0
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 39 , , 37 , , 31.6 , , .469 , , .238 , , .781 , , 6.1 , , 3.6 , , .9 , , .5 , , 13.4
See also
*
List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
References
External links
*
*
Grant Hill YouTube Highlights ChannelInterview with Michael Tillery of The Starting Five*
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