Timothy Duane Hardaway Sr. (born September 1, 1966) is an American former professional

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player. Hardaway played in the

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(NBA) for the

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and

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. He was a five-time

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and

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selection. Hardaway won a gold medal with the

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at the

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. He was known for his

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which was dubbed the " UTEP two-step" by television analysts. He is the father of current NBA player

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Early life

Hardaway was born in

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, and he graduated from

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College career

Hardaway played

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for the

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under head coach

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, a future member of the

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. 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

Golden State Warriors (1989–1996)

Hardaway was selected as the 14th overall pick of the

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by the

. 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,

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, 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

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). As part of the Warriors' attack, Hardaway was responsible for leading Run TMC's

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, 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

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led by All-Star

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in 4 games to advance to face the 3rd seeded

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led by NBA legend

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. 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

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. 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

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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

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. Hardaway played for the Warriors until the middle of 1995–96 season when he was traded to the

along with

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in exchange for

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and

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Miami Heat (1996–2001)

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

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. The following season was a huge success for Miami and for Hardaway, as he finished 4th in voting for the

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, 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

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in the first round in 5 games, and then defeated the

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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

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

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and

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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

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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

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

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Dallas Mavericks (2001–2002)

Following the 2000–01 season, and with his skills declining with age, Hardaway was traded to the

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

in exchange for point guard

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Denver Nuggets (2002)

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

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. 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."The Rule of Flaw"
''Chicago Sun-Times'', March 26, 2002.

Indiana Pacers (2003)

On March 27, 2003, Hardaway signed a contract with the

, and in his first game registered a season-high 14 points and seven assists against the

. By the end of his career, Hardaway competed in five

Coaching career

Detroit Pistons (2014–2018)

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

Achievements

Hardaway was the 1989 WAC Player of the Year. He recorded 5,000 points and 2,500 assists, second fastest in NBA history after

. Hardaway accomplished it in 262 games; Robertson took only 247. He held the record for most assists in Miami Heat franchise history with 1,947, until his total was surpassed by

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on January 16, 2010. Hardaway shares the record for second most steals in an NBA Playoffs game, with 8 in Game 2 of the 1991 Western Conference Semifinals against the

and in Game 4 of the 1992 Western Conference First Round against the

. In 1991–92, Hardaway became the 7th player in NBA history to average 20 points (23.4 ppg) and 10 assists (10.0 apg) in a season, a feat he accomplished again in 1992–93 (21.5 ppg, 10.6 apg). Hardaway holds the NBA record for the worst single-game shooting performance in NBA history, going 0-for-17 in a 106–102 win against the

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on December 27, 1991. Hardaway holds the

's all-time record in 3-point field goals made, with 806. His number 10 was retired by the Miami Heat on October 28, 2009. On April 2, 2022, Hardaway was announced as one of thirteen members to be inducted into the

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for the Class of 2022 later this year.

National team career

Hardaway was originally selected to play for "

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II" in the

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but was replaced after suffering a torn knee ligament. He was also selected (as one of the last two players selected) for the

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team. The team was later replaced with CBA and college players due to the

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. In 2000, he played in the

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, 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

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and

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players.

Homophobia controversy

During a February 14, 2007, interview on

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's '' The Dan Le Batard Show'', in response to the

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of former NBA player

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, Hardaway remarked that he would try to distance himself from a player he knew was

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. When asked by the radio show host whether he realized that his remarks were

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, Hardaway responded by saying: "Well, you know I hate gay people, so I let it be known. I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States." He also said that if he found out he had one or more gay teammates, he would try to get them fired. Later in the day, Hardaway apologized for the remarks during a telephone interview with Fox affiliate

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. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said I hate gay people or anything like that."Retired NBA star Hardaway says he hates 'gay people'
ESPN.com, February 16, 2007. He further apologized on February 15 in a statement released by his agent. On the same day, the NBA responded to Hardaway's comments by removing him from its All-Star Weekend activities later that week.Hardaway Banned For Anti-Gay Slur
Associated Press, February 16, 2007. His employer, Trinity Sports, owner of the

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-based CBA

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, dismissed him from his position as Chief Basketball Operations Advisor,Indiana Alley Cats Release Statement Regarding Tim Hardaway
CBA press release, February 15, 2007 and the CBA issued a statement distancing itself from Hardaway's remarks.Continental Basketball Association Decries Tim Hardaway Comments
CBA press release, February 15, 2007. In a September 2007 interview, Hardaway spoke about his February comments, saying he "had no idea how much I hurt people. A lot of people." He described the controversy as "the biggest bump

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in my life", and added, "I'm going to do whatever I can to correct it. That's all I can do."Tim Reynolds
A contrite Tim Hardaway now embraced by some in gay community

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/ESPN, September 27, 2007. In an interview on February 11, 2010, on

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, Hardaway spoke about his recent work with

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and The YES Institute, which he has done to educate himself on

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issues. In April 2013, when

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came out as the first active openly gay male player in a major American professional team sport, Collins said that Hardaway called him in support of his homosexuality.Grantland podcast
Jason Collins talks to Bill Simmons

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, April 30, 2013. In July 2013, Hardaway was the symbolic first signer of a petition to put a proposed amendment to the Florida State Constitution overturning Florida Amendment 2 and allowing

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in his home state of Florida on the ballot in 2014.

Personal life

Hardaway and his wife Yolanda reside in Michigan. They have a son, Tim Jr., and a daughter, Nia. Tim Jr. was drafted by the

in 2013, and currently plays for the

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1989–90 , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 79 , , 78 , , 33.7 , , .471 , , .274 , , .764 , , 3.9 , , 8.7 , , 2.1 , , .2 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 82 , , 82 , , 39.2 , , .476 , , .385 , , .803 , , 4.0 , , 9.7 , , 2.6 , , .1 , , 22.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1991–92 , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 81 , , 81 , , 41.1 , , .461 , , .338 , , .766 , , 3.8 , , 10.0 , , 2.0 , , .2 , , 23.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 66 , , 66 , , 39.5 , , .447 , , .330 , , .744 , , 4.0 , , 10.6 , , 1.8 , , .2 , , 21.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1994–95 , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 62 , , 62 , , 37.4 , , .427 , , .378 , , .760 , , 3.1 , , 9.3 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 20.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1995–96 , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 52 , , 18 , , 28.6 , , .421 , , .366 , , .769 , , 2.5 , , 6.9 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 14.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1995–96 , style="text-align:left;",

, 28 , , 28 , , 37.4 , , .425 , , .361 , , .821 , , 3.5 , , 10.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 17.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1996–97 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81 , , 81 , , 38.7 , , .415 , , .344 , , .799 , , 3.4 , , 8.6 , , 1.9 , , .1 , , 20.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1997–98 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81 , , 81 , , 37.4 , , .431 , , .351 , , .781 , , 3.7 , , 8.3 , , 1.7 , , .2 , , 18.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1998–99 , style="text-align:left;",

, 48 , , 48 , , 36.9 , , .400 , , .360 , , .812 , , 3.2 , , 7.3 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 17.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",

, 52 , , 52 , , 32.2 , , .386 , , .367 , , .827 , , 2.9 , , 7.4 , , .9 , , .1 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;",

, 77 , , 77 , , 33.9 , , .392 , , .366 , , .801 , , 2.6 , , 6.3 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 14.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 54 , , 2 , , 23.6 , , .362 , , .341 , , .833 , , 1.8 , , 3.7 , , .4 , , .1 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 14 , , 14 , , 23.2 , , .373 , , .373 , , .632 , , 1.9 , , 5.5 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;",

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

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Playoffs

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1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

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1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...

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1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

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, 3 , , 3 , , 36.7 , , .465 , , .364 , , .714 , , 1.7 , , 5.7 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 17.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

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, 17 , , 17 , , 41.2 , , .359 , , .313 , , .795 , , 4.1 , , 7.0 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 18.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

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, 5 , , 5 , , 44.4 , , .447 , , .436 , , .784 , , 3.4 , , 6.6 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 26.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

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, 5 , , 5 , , 36.4 , , .268 , , .200 , , .625 , , 2.8 , , 6.4 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...

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, 7 , , 7 , , 26.0 , , .294 , , .206 , , .700 , , 2.1 , , 4.7 , , .7 , , .0 , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

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, 2 , , 2 , , 18.0 , , .222 , , .333 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 4.5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A ...

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, 4 , , 0 , , 11.8 , , .333 , , .300 , , .000 , , .5 , , 2.3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 3.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 56 , , 52 , , 36.6 , , .393 , , .320 , , .751 , , 3.1 , , 6.8 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 16.8

References

External links

NBA Profile at NBA.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardaway, Tim 1966 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players ABA All-Star Game players Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Chicago Dallas Mavericks players Denver Nuggets players Detroit Pistons assistant coaches Golden State Warriors draft picks Golden State Warriors players Indiana Pacers players Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Miami Heat players National Basketball Association All-Stars National Basketball Association broadcasters National Basketball Association players with retired numbers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Point guards United States men's national basketball team players UTEP Miners men's basketball players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople

Early life

College career

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (1989–1996)

Miami Heat (1996–2001)

Dallas Mavericks (2001–2002)

Denver Nuggets (2002)

Indiana Pacers (2003)

Coaching career

Detroit Pistons (2014–2018)

Achievements

National team career

Homophobia controversy

Personal life

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links