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Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American former professional
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player who is a co-owner and executive of the Atlanta Hawks of the
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(NBA). He attended
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and is widely considered one of its greatest players. After playing
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for four years, Hill played in the NBA for four teams in his professional career: the Detroit Pistons, the
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, the
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, and the Los Angeles Clippers. For most of his career, he played the
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position. Hill also works as a basketball analyst for CBS and Turner Sports. Hill played basketball for the
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for four years. He was the 1994
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, a two-time NCAA All-American, and a two-time
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. 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 with the third overall pick in the NBA draft. He was the co-winner of the 1995
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with Jason Kidd. 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,
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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, a five-time
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selection, and a three-time winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award. In 2018, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. An ownership group including Hill and Tony Ressler purchased the Atlanta Hawks on June 24, 2015.


College career

When the time came to choose a college, Hill's mother told the Fox Sports documentary '' Beyond the Glory'', that she wanted him to attend Georgetown, while his father preferred the
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. Hill decided to attend
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, playing four years with the Blue Devils and winning national titles in 1991 and
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. 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 (in 1992) and Bobby Hurley (each of whom went on to play in the NBA), Hill led Duke to the championship game once again in
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, but lost to the
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Razorbacks. Hill won the
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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
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, held in
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, 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") for the
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. Hill also is widely known for his role in the Hail Mary play in the NCAA tournament regional final against
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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 and 2.1 seconds remaining after Kentucky's
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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
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honoring the fifty greatest players in ACC History.


Professional career


Detroit Pistons (1994–2000)

Hill was drafted by the Detroit Pistons 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
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in 1981–82 to score 1,000 points. Hill ended up sharing
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honors with Jason Kidd of the
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, becoming the first Piston since
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in 1966–67 to win the award. Hill also won the ''
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'' 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, 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
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. 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
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(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-doubles (10). He also won a
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at the
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in
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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 in 1989–90 to average 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in a season, an accomplishment that had not been duplicated until
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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
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, given to the player with the biggest statistical contributions to his team. He finished third in MVP voting, behind Karl Malone and Michael Jordan. Much like Scottie Pippen with the
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, Hill assumed the role of a " point forward" in Detroit, running the Pistons' offense. As a result, between the 1995–96 and 1998–99 NBA seasons, 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 and Elgin Baylor 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
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, 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
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and
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. 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 (
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,
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and
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), 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
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. He continued to play until the first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, 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 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, Bird, and LeBron James 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
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. 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 and Ben Wallace. The Magic hoped he would team up with budding superstar
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, who had been signed away from the Toronto Raptors 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
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and 29 in his
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. 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. 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
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. 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)
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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
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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
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, 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 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
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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
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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
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position. Despite having problems with injuries to his left knee and a
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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, 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 on July 1, 2007. On July 5 Hill's agent,
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, said Hill intended to sign with the
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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
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. 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
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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
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for the full mid-level exception and the
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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
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4–0, the Suns then moved to the Western Conference Finals to face the
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, but lost in six games (4-2). In 2010, he was chosen as the tenth-smartest athlete in sports by ''
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''. 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 left for New York while Hedo Türkoğlu, Josh Childress 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. 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
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, Miami Heat,
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, Portland Trail Blazers, and the Oklahoma City Thunder. 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
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. 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 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.


Executive career

On June 24, 2015, a deal was approved by the NBA Board of Governors to sell the Atlanta Hawks franchise for $850 million to a group led by Tony Ressler. 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 and Turner Sports' joint coverage of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, alongside March Madness stalwarts Jim Nantz and Bill Raftery.


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 McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States. They rechristened their business as a hambur ...
restaurant, watchmaker TAG Heuer and sportswear companies
Fila Fila Holdings Corp. is a sportswear brand of shoes and apparel. The company was founded by Ettore and Giansevero Fila in 1911 in Coggiola, near Biella, Piedmont, Italy. In 2003, it was sold to United States-based Sports Brand International. ...
, and later
Adidas Adidas AG (; stylized as adidas since 1949) is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacture ...
and Nike. * As of 2014, Hill has also appeared in ads for
AT&T AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company by revenue and the third largest provider of mobile ...
and
Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washi ...
along with his wife Tamia.


In television and film

* In 1995, Hill appeared in an episode of the FOX sitcom '' Living Single''. In the episode, Hill (portraying himself) has a whirlwind romance with magazine owner/publisher Khadijah James (
Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, actress, and singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album ''All Hail the Que ...
). * In 1998, he was in an episode of ''
Home Improvement The concept of home improvement, home renovation, or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), ...
'' on the show inside a show ''Tool Time''. * Hill is featured in the video of the song "
Rockstar Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to: Films * ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg * ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali * ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language fi ...
" by Nickelback. * Hill presented an award at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards with talk show host
Ricki Lake Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film ''Hairspray'', for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for B ...
. * The March 13, 2011 airing of the
ESPN films ESPN Films, formerly known as ESPN Original Entertainment (EOE), is an American production company which produces and distributes sports films and documentaries. It is owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (wh ...
''
30 for 30 ''30 for 30'' is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This includes three "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series un ...
'' 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 ...
'', ''
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 n ...
''.


Personal life and family

Hill is the son of former NFL football player Calvin Hill and his wife, Janet Hill. He was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in the Washington, DC area. Grant dated actress
Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (; née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show '' Red Table Talk'', for which she has received a Daytime Emmy Award. ''Time'' name ...
from 1993 to 1995. In
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,
Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...
, Hill was introduced to Canadian singer Tamia by Anita Baker. 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. In 1999, Hill received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement. 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 si ...
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
New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
. 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 Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia and a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Reston's population was 63,226. Founded in 1964, Reston was influenced by the Garden City move ...
, that helps needy students of any age pursue education.


Other interests

* Hill owns a substantial collection of African-American art, centering on the work of Romare Bearden and
Elizabeth Catlett Elizabeth Catlett, born as Alice Elizabeth Catlett, also known as Elizabeth Catlett Mora (April 15, 1915 – April 2, 2012) was an African American sculptor and graphic artist best known for her depictions of the Black-American experience in the ...
. 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 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 again ...
. Hill publicly supported
John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party, he ...
'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 (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
's
2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
and 2012 presidential bids.


NBA career statistics


Regular season

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, 80 , , 80 , , 39.3 , , .496 , , .303 , , .711 , , 9.0 , , 7.3 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , 21.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",
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, 81 , , 81 , , 40.7 , , .452 , , .143 , , .740 , , 7.7 , , 6.8 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , 21.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",
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, 50 , , 50 , , 37.0 , , .479 , , .000 , , .752 , , 7.1 , , 6.0 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , 21.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",
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, 74 , , 74 , , 37.5 , , .489 , , .347 , , .795 , , 6.6 , , 5.2 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , 25.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 4 , , 4 , , 33.3 , , .442 , , 1.000 , , .615 , , 6.3 , , 6.3 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 14 , , 14 , , 36.6 , , .426 , , .000 , , .863 , , 8.9 , , 4.6 , , .6 , , .3 , , 16.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 29 , , 29 , , 29.1 , , .492 , , .250 , , .819 , , 7.1 , , 4.2 , , 1.0 , , .4 , , 14.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 67 , , 67 , , 34.9 , , .509 , , .231 , , .821 , , 4.7 , , 3.3 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 19.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 21 , , 17 , , 29.2 , , .490 , , .250 , , .765 , , 3.8 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 15.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 65 , , 64 , , 30.9 , , .518 , , .167 , , .765 , , 3.6 , , 2.1 , , .9 , , .4 , , 14.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 70 , , 68 , , 31.7 , , .503 , , .317 , , .867 , , 5.0 , , 2.9 , , .9 , , .8 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 82 , , 68 , , 29.8 , , .523 , , .316 , , .808 , , 4.9 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 81 , , 81 , , 30.0 , , .478 , , .438 , , .817 , , 5.5 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .4 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 80 , , 80 , , 30.1 , , .484 , , .395 , , .829 , , 4.2 , , 2.5 , , .8 , , .4 , , 13.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 49 , , 46 , , 28.1 , , .446 , , .264 , , .761 , , 3.5 , , 2.2 , , .8 , , .6 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season, 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 , - class="sortbottom" , 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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, 5 , , 5 , , 40.6 , , .437 , , .000 , , .718 , , 6.8 , , 5.4 , , .8 , , 1.0 , , 23.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",
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, 5 , , 5 , , 35.2 , , .457 , , .000 , , .813 , , 7.2 , , 7.4 , , 2.0 , , .4 , , 19.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000 NBA Playoffs, 2000 , 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 NBA Playoffs, 2007 , style="text-align:left;", Orlando , 4 , , 4 , , 35.8 , , .500 , , .000 , , .667 , , 5.5 , , 3.8 , , .5 , , .3 , , 15.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008 NBA Playoffs, 2008 , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 3 , , 2 , , 22.7 , , .455 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 5.3 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , .3 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010 NBA Playoffs, 2010 , style="text-align:left;", Phoenix , 16 , , 16 , , 28.3 , , .480 , , .188 , , .868 , , 5.8 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .6 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013 NBA Playoffs, 2013 , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 Los Angeles Clippers season, 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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