<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-tim-hardaway-jr-reveals-what-makes-denvers-hot-start-special');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nuggets’ Tim Hardaway Jr. reveals what makes Denver’s hot start special');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hardaway-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nuggets’ Tim Hardaway Jr. reveals what makes Denver’s hot start special</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T05:45:23-08:00">December 8th, 5:45am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-09T05:54:43-08:00">December 9th, 5:54am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Nuggets’ scorching start to the season continued Sunday night with a 115-106 win over the Charlotte Hornets, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-jamal-murray-earns-above-average-david-adelman-historic">while the stat lines from Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokić grabbed headlines</a>, veteran guard Tim Hardaway Jr. offered a deeper look into why Denver has been nearly unstoppable.</p><p>Hardaway Jr., who finished with 14 points off the bench, spoke postgame about the team’s mindset and chemistry, elements he believes are fueling the Nuggets’ 17-6 record and historic 10-game road winning streak.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tim Hardaway Jr. reflects on what makes the Denver Nuggets click as a team.</p><p>Watch Tim Hardaway Jr.’s full postgame interview on: <a href="https://t.co/FkAXlCYDGb">https://t.co/FkAXlCYDGb</a> ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/RXCMZlpoAB">pic.twitter.com/RXCMZlpoAB</a></p><p>— AltitudeTV (@AltitudeTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/AltitudeTV/status/1997851835974267251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I guess the unselfishness,” Hardaway Jr. said. “People knowing their role from the jump.”</p><p>Denver’s identity was once again on display in Charlotte, where Jamal Murray erupted for <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810214" rel="noopener">34 points</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-nikola-jokic-halfcourt-shot-viral">Nikola Jokić delivered another near triple-double</a> with 28 points, 11 assists, and nine rebounds.</p><p>The Nuggets’ stars set the tone early, but their depth and discipline closed the game, something Hardaway Jr. emphasized separates Denver from other contenders.</p><p>The Nuggets’ bench, headlined by Hardaway Jr., has become a quiet weapon during the team’s hot start. His scoring, veteran leadership, and steady composure have helped Denver stay balanced even in high-pressure moments.</p><p>Sunday’s win also marked the best 23-game start in franchise history, further solidifying Denver as an early-season powerhouse.</p><p>With confidence climbing and chemistry strengthening, the Nuggets look every bit like a team built for a deep postseason push, and they’re doing it with a blueprint Hardaway Jr. says is simple: play for each other.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets’ Tim Hardaway Jr. reveals what makes Denver’s hot start special

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-cam-johnson-tim-hardaway-jr-best-reason-nikola-jokic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nuggets’ Cam Johnson, Tim Hardaway Jr. give best reason for teaming up with Nikola Jokic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Johnson-and-Jokic.jpg"><figcaption>Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Nuggets’ Cam Johnson, Tim Hardaway Jr. give best reason for teaming up with Nikola Jokic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-10T12:56:18-07:00">July 10th, 12:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-10T12:56:18-07:00">July 10th, 12:56pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Recently, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-denver-massive-2025-nba-free-agency-winner">Denver Nuggets made some offseason splashes</a> by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-cam-johnson-tim-hardaway-jr-understand-why-denver-targeted-them">trading for Brooklyn Nets wing Cam Johnson</a> and signing sharpshooter Tim Hardaway Jr. in free agency. The Denver front office hopes that these moves, combined with a reunion with free agent Bruce Brown, will be enough to propel the team back to its championship heights of 2023.</p><p>There is no player in the NBA that’s more beneficial to play alongside as a wing shooter than Nikola Jokic, and recently, Johnson and Hardaway took to the “Young Man &amp; The Three” podcast to break down <a href="https://x.com/OldManAndThree/status/1943357390142767441" rel="noopener">their high hopes</a> as teammates with the three-time MVP.</p><p>“Honestly, a big part of it is not having to play against him anymore,” Johnson joked. “He’s a problem, that’s it, period. He can pass, rebound, score — you don’t know what you’re gonna get any given day, like what mode he’s in. It’s an uncanny ability. He has spatial awareness, just how he feels a game, how he understands the game, like he does it in a way different than anybody else in the league.”</p><p>“For us, I really do think that walking into this situation, we’re going to strive, it’s going to be great, but a lot of that’s just going to come from getting stops, getting easy buckets, and going out there and having a good time,” added Hardaway.</p><h2><b>Can the Nuggets bounce back?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nikola-Jokic.jpg"><figcaption>© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>This past postseason, the Nuggets pushed the Oklahoma City Thunder to Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinals before ultimately bowing out. Oklahoma City went on to win the NBA championship, perhaps signaling to the Nuggets’ front office that they may only be a piece or two away from winning the whole thing again.</p><p>Enter Johnson and Hardaway Jr., two elite spot-up shooters who can also provide secondary playmaking and solid defense. The Nuggets have now arguably surrounded Jokic with the best floor spacing of his career, which could prime the league’s best player to have yet another MVP season in 2025-26.</p><p>“It hasn’t been an easy team to guard over the past couple of years. Just being able to fit in that environment is going to be a lot of fun for us.”</p><p>The Nuggets’ season is set to begin in October.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nuggets’ Cam Johnson, Tim Hardaway Jr. give best reason for teaming up with Nikola Jokic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-cam-johnson-tim-hardaway-jr-understand-why-denver-targeted-them');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cam Johnson, Tim Hardaway Jr. understand why Nuggets targeted them');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Cameron-Johnson.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cam Johnson, Tim Hardaway Jr. understand why Nuggets targeted them</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-10T10:42:42-07:00">July 10th, 10:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-10T10:42:42-07:00">July 10th, 10:42am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-michael-porter-jr-films-goodbye-nets-trade">Denver Nuggets traded away Michael Porter Jr.</a> to the Brooklyn Nets, the team also made a few key additions that could be going under the radar. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-tim-hardaway-jr-free-agency-addition">Nuggets would add Tim Hardaway Jr.</a> and Cam Johnson to the team as lateral moves, with the two discussing why they were targeted in the first place.</p><p>Both Johnson and Hardaway Jr. were on the podcast titled “The Young Man and The Three,” where each would be asked what their excited about the most heading to Denver. Besides Johnson mentioning that the team has the makings of a championship squad, like in 2023, he would also speak about the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=traxN2pDxro&amp;t=286s" rel="noopener">opportunity of showing off their best traits</a>, such as three-point shooting.</p><p>“You mentioned before that they were 30th in three-point attempts last season,” Johnson said. “We can fact-check that, but if that’s true, it’s not for a lack of opportunity. It’s not for a lack of spacing on the court because, Tim, we both played against Denver plenty of times. They have Jamal, AG, Jokic, they’re able to pull guys around the court and create double teams, create kick outs, create one mores, and for us there’s going to be a lot of opportunity to thrive.”</p><p>As Johnson would mention, Denver attempted the least amount of three-pointers in the NBA last year at 31.9 per game, only making 12 a contest, which had them tied for third worst in the association. Johnson is coming off a season where he averaged 18.8 points per game on shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 39 percent from three-point range for the Nets, averaging 7.2 deep attempts.</p><h2><b>Tim Hardaway on how “golden” Nuggets situation is</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Pistons-sharpshooter-Tim-Hardaway-Jr.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As some might consider the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-denver-massive-2025-nba-free-agency-winner">Nuggets to be the biggest winners of free agency</a> with the right moves to add to what could be a team competing for the title, it’s important to look at the reasons for the move. Hardaway would echo the same sentiments as Johnson, saying how their situation is “golden” for them since they could help Denver with their three-point shooting.</p><p>“Basically last in three-point attempts,” Hardaway said. “That’s golden for us coming in. That’s what we like to do, that’s what we want to do. Get up and down, run the floor, create offense for others. For ourselves as well, but just with the cutting and continuous ball movement and player movement out there on the floor, I think it sets everybody up for success.”</p><p>Last season, Hardaway was with the Detroit Pistons as he averaged 11 points on shooting 40.6 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from beyond the arc. Plus, he averaged 5.9 three-point attempts, though for his career, he’s at 6.3 attempts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cam Johnson, Tim Hardaway Jr. understand why Nuggets targeted them

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From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Denver Nuggets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a one-year contract with veteran sharpshooter Tim Hardaway Jr., according to Shams Charania of ESPN.</p><p>Hardaway, 33, is the latest key veteran to join the Nuggets this offseason as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-reunite-with-timberwolves-exec-front-office-overhaul">new front office executives Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace</a> continue to make aggressive moves to surround three-time MVP Nikola Jokic with championship-level talent.</p><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-michael-porter-jr-trade-bombshell-cam-johnson-deal">trading Michael Porter Jr.</a> and a 2032 first-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets for two-way wing Cam Johnson, the Nuggets have since added Bruce Brown, Jonas Valanciunas, and now Hardaway Jr. to their roster.</p><p>All four of these new offseason additions bring valuable experience with them to Denver and expand on what many referred to as a broken rotation during the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Outside of Jokic and Jamal Murray, Denver struggled to find consistent offensive production. This was especially true when evaluating the Nuggets’ second unit and bench, which ranked bottom five in the league this past year.</p><p>Although Porter had been a key part of the Nuggets’ championship run in 2023, trading him to the Nets opened up flexibility for the team to add much-needed depth to their roster. Hardaway now joins the mix in Denver as a reliable 3-point shooter who recently found a lot of success with the Detroit Pistons.</p><p>In one season with the Pistons, Hardaway averaged 11.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game while shooting 36.8 percent from 3-point range. Over the last three seasons, the veteran sharpshooter has scored 50 percent of his 3,002 total points from the perimeter.</p><p>Detroit replaced his role with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-detroit-free-agent-addition-malik-beasley-drama">Caris LeVert in free agency</a> on Monday.</p><p>The Nuggets needed another key 3-point shooting threat after giving Porter up on Monday, which is why the addition of Hardaway is such a big deal for this franchise. While he may not be the same defender Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was, he will fill that catch-and-shoot role Denver was missing during the 2024-25 season.</p><p>With 14 players under contract and right at the tax line for the 2025-26 season, the Nuggets are expected to remain aggressive in the marketplace.</p><p>There is the possibility that the Nuggets could seek to trade Zeke Nnaji and move his contract in order to open up flexibility and additional spending power. This would allow them to address a key need for a backup point guard behind Murray.</p><p>Even with limited names remaining in free agency, players like Russell Westbrook, Malcolm Brogdon, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Tre Mann still loom large as possible additions in Denver.</p><p>The Nuggets finished the 2024-25 season with a 50-32 record and made it to the Western Conference Semifinals for the third straight year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tim Hardaway Jr. becomes latest key Nuggets free agency addition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-superfan-big-sean-message-tim-hardaway-son');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons superfan Big Sean’s message to Tim Hardaway Sr. about his son');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pistons-news-Superfan-Big-Seans-message-to-Tim-Hardaway-Sr.-about-his-son.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons superfan Big Sean’s message to Tim Hardaway Sr. about his son</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-28T20:02:10-07:00">April 28th, 8:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-28T20:07:22-07:00">April 28th, 8:07pm</time><address><a>Autumn Hawkins</a>Autumn Hawkins is an Associate Entertainment Editor at ClutchPoints. She enjoys writing about music, lifestyle, film, and television. When she's not writing, she is trying the newest makeup trend, reading a romance novel, or planning her next trip. She is also a proud member of the BeyHive.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons superfan Big Sean congratulated Tim Hardaway Sr.’s son, Tim Hardaway Jr., on his skills on the basketball court during a recent game.</p><p>In a video captured by Bleacher Report, the rapper is seen engaging with the NBA icon.</p><p>“I just wanna say what’s up legend?… It’s amazing seeing your son play out here like this,” Big Sean told Hardaway Sr.</p><p>Tim Hardaway Sr responded, “No question!”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Big Sean: "I just wanna say what's up legend?… It's amazing seeing your son play out here like this."</p><p>Tim Hardaway Sr.: "No question!" 🤝</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BleacherReport</a>)<a href="https://t.co/1tEH44C1UO">pic.twitter.com/1tEH44C1UO</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1916934874016924151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Hardaway Sr. was the 14th overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Warriors. He played for five teams during his career in the NBA, including the Golden State Warriors (1989–1996), Miami Heat (1996–2001), Dallas Mavericks (2001–2002), Denver Nuggets (2002), and Indiana Pacers (2003). During his career he was a five-time<br>NBA All-Star, and had an All-NBA First Team selection, and three All-NBA Second Team selections. His No. 10 jersey was retired by Miami Heat in 2009. In 2022, Hardaway was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.</p><p>As for his son, Tim Hardaway Jr., is currently a small forward on the Pistons. Hardaway Jr. was the 24th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. Hardaway Jr. played for the Knicks from 2013-14 to 2014-2015, the Atlanta Hawks from 2015-2017, the Knicks from 2017-2019, the Dallas Mavericks from 2018-2024 and the Pistons in 2024-2025.</p><p>Last June, the Mavericks traded Hardaway Jr. and three second-round draft picks to the Pistons in exchange for shooting guard Quentin Grimes. Hardaway Jr, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2024/06/28/dallas-mavericks-trade-tim-hardaway-jr-to-detroit-pistons-for-quentin-grimes/" rel="noopener">signed a four-year, $75 million descending value contract</a> with the Mavericks in 2021 according to Forbes. He will earn $16.1 million with the Pistons during the 2024-25 season and become an unrestricted free agent next summer according to the publication.</p><p>Following the trade news, Hardaway Jr. posted a photo on Instagram of him sitting on the court with a heartfelt caption about his time in Dallas.</p><p>“The last 5 seasons will be something I will cherish forever. First and foremost I want to thank all of my teammates, love you all and we will always be brothers!” he wrote. “To Dallas, THANK YOU for helping me become not just a better ball player, but helping me mature even more as a person! The city and organization embraced my family and I with open arms and even though things didn’t end the way I wanted them too, I am forever grateful. Will always be love, Thank you, God Bless.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9GKoSzuGJ_/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9GKoSzuGJ_/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Tim Hardaway Jr (@timjr)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>While Hardaway Jr. was benched a majority of the 2024 season with Dallas — which did not go over well with Hardaway Sr. — he was still the third-leading scorer averaging 14.4 PPG, and averaged 15.2 PPG across his 352 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons superfan Big Sean’s message to Tim Hardaway Sr. about his son

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He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>A missed call in the final seconds of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/how-tim-hardaway-jr-no-call-pistons-knicks-game-4-change-nba-replay-review">Game 4 between the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks</a> caused a frenzy. What the NBA announced later emphasized that sentiment.</p><p>Tim Hardaway Jr. attempted a 3-pointer that could have been the game-winner for the Pistons to even up the series. However, Josh Hart stopped him as he made contact with Hardaway Jr.</p><p>The officials didn’t notice the foul as they didn’t call it but later admitted they missed it. The NBA <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1916971911113826310" rel="noopener">revealed their last two-minute report</a> on Monday, one day after the game. They confirmed what the officiating crew said, only bringing further frustration to the Pistons and their fans everywhere.</p><p>“Hart (NYK) makes body contact to Hardaway Jr. (DET) during his shooting motion that is more than marginal,” the report stated.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Tim Hardaway Jr., Pistons</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/NBA-confirms-missed-Tim-Hardaway-Jr.-foul-in-Game-4-vs.-Knicks1.jpg"><figcaption>David Reginek-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It doesn’t do <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-detroit-livid-no-call-lose-game-4-knicks">Tim Hardaway Jr. and the Pistons any favors</a> that the referees missed a crucial call that would have properly decided if they win or lose Game 4 against the Knicks. All it does is cause frustration towards the inconsistency in calls they are making and what they are not calling.</p><p>As a result, the Pistons now face elimination as they trail 3-1 in their first-round series against New York. One game will decide whether they keep their season alive or have them enter the offseason with questions to answer.</p><p>Detroit has given New York a solid run for their money. Putting them under pressure throughout every game of the series showcases the huge potential they have as a contender in the Eastern Conference. Until then, their backs are against the wall in the playoffs as they hope to continue their remarkable campaign this year.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-tim-hardaway-jr-bolts-media-blunt-response-brutal-no-call">Pistons will look to bounce back</a> by beating the Knicks in Game 5. The contest will take place on April 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA confirms missed Tim Hardaway Jr. foul in Pistons’ Game 4 vs. Knicks

How Tim Hardaway Jr. no-call in Pistons-Knicks Game 4 could change NBA replay review

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-tim-hardaway-jr-bolts-media-blunt-response-brutal-no-call');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons’ Tim Hardaway Jr. bolts media scrum after blunt response to brutal no-call');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tim-Hardaway-Jr-takes-a-shot-for-the-Pistons.jpg"><figcaption>© Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pistons’ Tim Hardaway Jr. bolts media scrum after blunt response to brutal no-call</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-27T14:11:07-07:00">April 27th, 2:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-27T14:42:50-07:00">April 27th, 2:42pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Detroit Pistons star Tim Hardaway Jr. didn’t stick around to take many questions after his team lost Game 4 to the New York Knicks in the NBA Playoffs Sunday. Hardaway <a href="https://twitter.com/omarisankofa/status/1916588396551549170" rel="noopener">left the media pool</a> after answering just one question.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">THJ on if he was fouled: “You all saw it. It was blatant.” Took one question and left. <a href="https://t.co/bJeWnvsnB4">pic.twitter.com/bJeWnvsnB4</a></p><p>— Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) <a href="https://twitter.com/omarisankofa/status/1916588396551549170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Hardaway was asked if he was fouled at the end of the game. The Pistons player tried to make one last shot that would have won the contest.</p><p>“You all saw it. It was blatant,” Hardaway said. The Pistons star then walked away from the media scrum.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/knicks-news-josh-hart-bombshell-admission-about-tim-hardaway-jr-no-call">Hardaway drew contact from New York Knicks player Josh Hart on the play</a>. He had rebounded a miss from Cade Cunningham, then heaved a desperation shot in the hopes it would go in. There was no call on that contact from officials.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pistons-news-j-b-bickerstaff-honest-cade-cunningham-potential-game-winner">The Pistons are now down 3-1 in this series</a>. Detroit must win three consecutive contests to move forward in the NBA Playoffs.</p><h2><b>Pistons lost a heartbreaker to the Knicks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pistons-Cade-Cunningham-vs.-Knicks-OG-Anunoby.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Pistons are understandably frustrated after losing the game, 94-93. The Knicks have total control now of the series. Pistons fans are probably happy that Hardaway made such a blunt response to the final play.</p><p>Knicks player Hart acknowledged after the game that there <a href="https://x.com/FredKatz/status/1916587168761315760" rel="noopener">may have been a foul</a>.</p><p>“Did I make contact with him? Yeah, I made contact with him,” Hart said to reporters postgame, via The Athletic. “Was it legal? I don’t know. We’ll see in the last two minute report.”</p><p>It appears that Hart is now <a href="https://x.com/fredkatz/status/1916592635386728591?s=46&amp;t=3y2dD23Zx5I0JWmlBogpog" rel="noopener">not the only person</a> who thinks he fouled Hardaway.</p><p>“After postgame review, we observed that Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should have been called,” NBA referee David Guthrie said to a pool reporter after the game, per The Athletic.</p><p>Hardaway finished the game with 14 points in 37 minutes. Pistons star Cunningham had a mesmerizing performance, posting a triple-double in the game. Cunningham had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.</p><p>The Knicks were led by star Jalen Brunson. Brunson, who battled what appeared to be an injury, finished the contest with 32 points and 11 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points, while Hart chipped in 14.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-clutch-game-4-pistons">The game was nearly blown by the Knicks</a>. New York had a huge lead that evaporated. The Knicks went into the locker room at halftime with a seven point lead, but were outscored by 14 in the third quarter.</p><p>The series now goes back to New York. Game 5 will be on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ Tim Hardaway Jr. bolts media scrum after blunt response to brutal no-call

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-josh-hart-bombshell-admission-about-tim-hardaway-jr-no-call');   ga('set', 'title', 'Knicks’ Josh Hart makes bombshell admission about Tim Hardaway Jr. no-call');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Josh-Hart_1e7d4b.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Knicks’ Josh Hart makes bombshell admission about Tim Hardaway Jr. no-call</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-27T14:08:25-07:00">April 27th, 2:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-27T14:34:19-07:00">April 27th, 2:34pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-clutch-game-4-pistons">Knicks went up 3-1 in their series</a> against the Detroit Pistons, and the game had to be decided in the final seconds. With the Knicks up one point, the Pistons had a chance to score the game-winner. First, it was Cade Cunningham who got a shot but missed, but then, Tim Hardaway Jr. came up with the ball and shot a 3-pointer, but was hit by Josh Hart in the process.</p><p>The refs did not make a call, Hardaway missed, and the Knicks won the game. After the game, Hart <a href="https://x.com/FredKatz/status/1916587168761315760" rel="noopener">spoke about</a> the no-call.</p><p>“Did I make contact with him? Yeah, I made contact with him. Was it legal? I don’t know! We’ll see in the last two minute report,” Hart said via reporter Fred Katz on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Josh Hart on Tim Hardaway Jr.’s potential game-winning shot:</p><p>“Did I make contact with him? Yeah, I made contact with him. Was it legal? I don't know. We’ll let the 2-minute report say that.” 🤣</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/Etny7UoMGT">pic.twitter.com/Etny7UoMGT</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1916589207377830099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Crew chief David Guthrie admitted after the game that they <a href="https://x.com/brettsiegelnba/status/1916591989274955843?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">made the wrong call</a> at the end of regulation.</p><p>“During live play, it was judged that Josh Hart made a legal defensive play,” Guthrie said. “After postgame review, we observed that Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should have been called.”</p><p>With that missed call, the Knicks are now up 3-1 instead of it being tied, and now the Pistons have a tall hill to climb as they try to get a win in New York.</p><p>It was a physical game from beginning to end, and it was obvious that the refs were letting them play. Unfortunately, when it comes to plays like that, they can decide games, and that’s exactly what happened. Of course, the Knicks are going to go home happy because it benefited them, but the Pistons are the ones who have the take the short end of the stick.</p><p>The Knicks will now try to close out the series in Game 5 at home.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Knicks’ Josh Hart makes bombshell admission about Tim Hardaway Jr. no-call

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks picked up a huge 94-93 win over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of the first round to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series, but it did not come without controversy, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-detroit-livid-no-call-lose-game-4-knicks">Josh Hart was not called for a foul</a> on Tim Hardaway Jr.’s attempt at a game-winning 3-pointer. After the game, crew chief David Guthrie said that the <a href="https://x.com/brettsiegelnba/status/1916591989274955843?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">call on the floor was incorrect</a>.</p><p>“During live play, it was judged that Josh Hart made a legal defensive play,” David Guthrie said, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. “After postgame review, we observed that Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should have been called.”</p><p>On the possession, the Pistons went to Cade Cunningham, who missed the shot. Then, the ball kicked out to Hardaway in the corner, where he attempted the shot in question. A foul was not called on Josh Hart, Hardaway missed the shot, and then time expired and the Knicks came away victorious.</p><p>It was another nail-biting win for the Knicks in this series. All three of their victories came in close games. Game 1 was a comeback victory at Madison Square Garden. They almost pulled off a similar feat, but the comeback attempt came up short. In Game 3, the Knicks came away with a two-point win after some clutch buckets in the waning minutes. On Sunday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-karl-anthony-towns-clutch-game-4-pistons">Karl-Anthony Towns’ tough buckets</a> down the stretch gave the Knicks the lead and put them in position to get a stop and win.</p><p>The Knicks will now head back home to try to close out the series in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Given how close these games have been, this series is far from over. It will be interesting to see if this series ends in five games, or if the Pistons are able to extend it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA news: Ref admits Josh Hart fouled Tim Hardaway Jr. on final Game 4 shot

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/detroit-pistons/pistons-news-tim-hardaway-jr-mavericks-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pistons’ Tim Hardaway Jr. exits vs. Mavericks with apparent injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tim-Hardaway-Jr.-exits-vs.-Heat-with-injury-scare.jpg"></figure><h1>Pistons’ Tim Hardaway Jr. exits vs. Mavericks with apparent injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-21T18:37:13-07:00">March 21st, 6:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-21T19:00:32-07:00">March 21st, 7:00pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Pistons</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — Tim Hardaway Jr. exited with an apparent injury against his former team on Friday night. With the Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks going head-to-head, Hardaway suffered the injury scare in the middle of the second quarter. He was ultimately helped off the floor and <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1903256678750965853" rel="noopener">exited to the locker room</a> after what appeared to be an ankle concern.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pistons guard Tim Hardaway Jr. just exited the game while being helped off the floor. <a href="https://t.co/a1ySR266ih">https://t.co/a1ySR266ih</a> <a href="https://t.co/f4JMohp0L4">pic.twitter.com/f4JMohp0L4</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1903256678750965853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Pistons <a href="https://x.com/Pistons_PR/status/1903260853996044683" rel="noopener">later announced</a> that Hardaway suffered a right ankle sprain and will not return to the Pistons-Mavericks game. It goes without saying, but the Mavs are hopeful that Hardaway will not be forced to miss a significant amount of time.</p><h2><b>Tim Hardaway Jr.’s impact on Pistons</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-news-dallas-trades-tim-hardaway-jr-pistons-quentin-grimes">Pistons acquired Hardaway from the Mavs in an offseason trade</a>. Following the trade, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/dallas-mavericks/mavericks-grading-dallas-pistons-tim-hardaway-jr-quentin-grimes-trade">questions surfaced about Hardaway’s potential role with the Pistons</a>. Would he start? Were the Pistons going to consider moving him again?</p><p>Detroit ultimately decided to not only keep Hardaway, but the Pistons have started him in each game that he has appeared in so far in the 2024-25 campaign. Overall, the 33-year-old entered Friday night’s game averaging 10.4 points while shooting 40 percent from the field and 36 percent from beyond the arc. Additionally, Hardaway was recording per game averages of 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per outing.</p><p>The Pistons are hoping to make a postseason run. Hardaway’s scoring prowess has been crucial throughout the campaign. Detroit should be able to hold onto the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and avoid the play-in tournament, but Hardaway’s potential absence in future games will negatively impact the team. After all, he has started 67 contests this year.</p><p>For now, the only available update is that Tim Hardaway Jr. has a right ankle sprain and won’t return on Friday night. There has been no timeline made available.</p><p>We will continue to monitor and provide injury updates on the Pistons guard.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pistons’ Tim Hardaway Jr. exits vs. Mavericks with apparent injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-stats-skyrocket-since-tim-hardaway-sr-feud');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton’s stats skyrocket since Tim Hardaway Sr. feud');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tyrese-Haliburtons-stats-skyrocket-since-Tim-Hardaway-Sr.jpg"></figure><h1>Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton’s stats skyrocket since Tim Hardaway Sr. feud</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T16:26:16-07:00">March 18th, 4:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T16:26:33-07:00">March 18th, 4:26pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tyrese Haliburton is not quite receiving the league-wide fan fare he was enjoying in his 2022-23 and 2023-24 All-Star campaigns, but that may soon change. The Indiana Pacers point guard has leveled up over the last month, doing everything in his power to keep his team in contention for the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. It seems reasonable to attribute the surge to the added sense of urgency that one usually develops in the final stretch of the regular season, but perhaps there is another explanation for the red-hot run.</p><p>Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway Sr. named Haliburton as the player he would most want to embarrass if he were to play in the NBA today, due to the latter’s well-known trash-talking nature. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-fires-back-at-tim-hardaway-sr-trash-talk">Haliburton responded with a cryptic social media post</a>. “Tell the world the real reason you feel this way, Tim,” he said.</p><p>It is still not confirmed what he was alluding to, but regardless of what sparked this unfriendly exchange, the 25-year-old has been playing arguably his best basketball of the season since Hardaway called him out. Following the initial Feb. 19 comments, which the 58-year-old made on Gilbert Arenas’ podcast (“Gil’s Arena”), Haliburton is posting 21.9 points, 11.9 assists, 2.6 steals per game and a sweltering 48.6 3-point shooting percentage. <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1902100773510525163" rel="noopener">Those numbers are all significantly up</a> from what he was previously averaging, per ClutchPoints.</p><p>Most importantly, though, the Pacers are 7-3 in that span. Bulletin board material has long been a powerful source of motivation for athletes– just ask Michael Jordan– and Hardaway might have given Haliburton the extra edge he was looking for before the playoffs begin.</p><h2><b>Pacers need Tyrese Haliburton to stay in this mode</b></h2><p>Pascal Siakam is enjoying another impressive season ( 20.9 points and 7.2 rebounds) and Indiana possesses an array of valuable role players, but the team will likely go as far as Tyrese Haliburton can lead it. His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-crazy-3-bucks">insane, game-winning four-point play</a> versus the Milwaukee Bucks on March 11 shows he can handle the spotlight in clutch situations, and he must keep that competitive fire if the Pacers wish to return to the conference finals.</p><p>Tim Hardaway Sr, father of Detroit Pistons player Tim Hardaway Jr., might inadvertently be stoking those flames. Haliburton will try to maintain his form when Indy (38-29) hosts the Dallas Mavericks (33-36) on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton’s stats skyrocket since Tim Hardaway Sr. feud

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A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton <a href="https://x.com/TyHaliburton22/status/1892977610705051818" rel="noopener">responded to recent criticism</a> from Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway Sr. after the former NBA player made pointed remarks about him on Gil’s Arena, the podcast hosted by Gilbert Arenas. Hardaway, who played 13 seasons in the NBA, did not hold back in expressing his disdain for Haliburton’s on-court demeanor.</p><p>“If I go back and suit up, I wanna go f*** up Tyrese Haliburton,” Hardaway <a href="https://x.com/LegionHoops/status/1892973892526113112" rel="noopener">said during the podcast</a>. “He talks so much s***. I wanna go back and bust his motherf*ing a. He think he all that.”</p><p>Haliburton, who has been a vocal leader for the Pacers throughout the season, responded to Hardaway’s comments on X, formerly known as Twitter.</p><p>“Tell the world the real reason you feel this way, Tim,” Haliburton posted.</p><h2><b>Tyrese Haliburton continues to lead Pacers’ playoff push amid Tim Hardaway Sr.’s criticism</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tyrese-Haliburton-0-celebrates-a-made-basket-in-the-second-half-against-the-Memphis-Grizzlies.jpg"><figcaption>© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The exchange has generated buzz around the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/10-nba-stars-who-never-received-a-single-mvp-vote">Pacers guard, who has continued to elevate his play</a> as Indiana remains in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race. Haliburton is averaging 17.9 points, 8.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 45.1% from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arc through 53 games.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-myles-turner-stats-victor-wembanyama">Pacers improved to 31-23 following their 127-113 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies</a> on Thursday night, securing their spot as the fourth seed in the East. Haliburton played a key role in the win, finishing with 22 points, nine assists, five rebounds, a steal, and a block.</p><p>Indiana will aim to carry its momentum forward with back-to-back matchups against the Los Angeles Clippers (31-24) on Sunday night and the defending champion Denver Nuggets (37-19) on Monday night.</p><p>The public back-and-forth between Haliburton and Hardaway has added another layer to the 24-year-old’s growing reputation as one of the NBA’s premier playmakers. While Hardaway’s remarks suggest an old-school approach to the game, Haliburton’s response reflects the confidence and swagger that have made him a leader for the Pacers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tyrese Haliburton fires back at Tim Hardaway Sr.’s trash talk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-news-tim-hardaway-sr-tells-paul-pierce-hes-been-smoking-too-much-dwyane-wade-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tim Hardaway Sr. says Paul Pierce is ‘smoking’ over Dwyane Wade take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NBA-news-Tim-Hardaway-Sr.jpg"></figure><h1>Tim Hardaway Sr. says Paul Pierce is ‘smoking’ over Dwyane Wade take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-12T13:02:05-08:00">January 12th, 1:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-12T13:02:05-08:00">January 12th, 1:02pm</time><address><a>Daniel Locke</a>Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. He will graduate from Auburn University with a degree in Journalism in May. Daniel has covered Auburn Athletics for the entirety of his time as a student, focusing on football, men's basketball, and baseball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Debates over the best players to ever participate in a sport are one of the most popular conversations surrounding each respective game. This is particularly common in NBA circles. A debate between Tim Hardaway Sr. and Paul Pierce about how Pierce compares to Dwayne Wade is one of the latest.</p><p>Hardaway <a href="https://x.com/dru_star/status/1878227815796986027" rel="noopener">had a comedic response</a> to Pierce believing he was better than Dwyane Wade.</p><p>“Let’s talk about Paul Pierce. Paul said he’s better than D-Wade. You out your mind. You’ve been smoking too much, to tell you the truth. You’ve been hating on the Heat since Ray Allen left Boston to go to Miami. He’s been hating on the Heat &amp; Pat Riley since day 1,” @dru_star posted on Twitter/X.</p><h2><b>How do Paul Pierce and Dwayne Wade compare?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/May-7-2011-Boston-MA-USA-Boston-Celtics-s.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The debate over who the better player is between Paul Pierce and Dwyane Wade is an interesting one as both Hall of Famers have extensive resumes.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-patrick-mahomes-pro-bowl-snub-hit-bold-claim-paul-pierce">Pierce, who played 19 years in the NBA</a>, was a 10-time NBA All-Star, the 1998-99 Rookie of the Year, a 2008 Finals MVP with the Boston Celtics and a selection to the NBA 75th Anniversary team.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dwyane-wade-statue-drama-resurfaces-derrick-rose-interview">Wade, whose NBA career covered 16 seasons</a>, was a 13-time NBA All-Star, a three-time NBA Champion, selected to eight All-NBA teams, three All-NBA Defensive teams and the 2008-09 scoring champion.</p><p>Throughout the 1,343 games Pierce played throughout his career, he averaged 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 44.5% from the field and 36.8% from 3-point range. Wade played in 1,054 games over the span of his career, averaging 22 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists per game while shooting 48% from the field.</p><p>There is no question that both players are legends of the game and fully deserve their respective spots in the Hall of Fame.</p><p>After analyzing the resumes of both players, however, it is clear that Wade has a slight edge over Pierce.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tim Hardaway Sr. says Paul Pierce is ‘smoking’ over Dwyane Wade take

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-tim-hardaway-sr-rips-into-jimmy-butler-amid-trade-drama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tim Hardaway Sr. rips into Jimmy Butler amid Heat trade drama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bitly-Heat-news-Tim-Hardaway-Sr.-rips-into-Jimmy-Butler-amid-trade-drama.jpg"></figure><h1>Tim Hardaway Sr. rips into Jimmy Butler amid Heat trade drama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-11T10:57:20-08:00">January 11th, 10:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-11T10:57:20-08:00">January 11th, 10:57am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With all the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-seemingly-throws-shade-at-pat-riley-on-social-media">drama between the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler</a>, it has been the main topic of conversation within the basketball media world. A bevy of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-gilbert-arenas-predicts-pat-riley-exit-amid-jimmy-butler-feud">former players such as Gilbert Arenas has spoken about Butler’s</a> situation, but add Tim Hardaway Sr. to the list as he has experience with the Heat and president Pat Riley.</p><p>Hardaway was on SiriusXM NBA Radio and spoke about the ongoing odyssey with the Miami star and was heavily criticizing how the 35-year-old has been going about it. He would say that Butler has been disrespecting “authority” and that he will be unable to “sink” the ship that Riley has built, plus speaks on how <a href="https://x.com/SiriusXMNBA/status/1878095019006988466" rel="noopener">“mind-boggling”</a> it is to Hardaway that the forward won’t opt-in to his over $50 million player option.</p><p>“You don’t disrespect authority, and that’s what Jimmy Butler has been doing,” Hardaway said. “And I tell you this, Pat Riley, this boat is going to sail on top of the water as long as Pat Riley is there, Jimmy Butler is trying to sink that ship. That ship is not going to sink. I’m all with Pat Riley. You under contract, you know, you play up under this contract. We may see where all the chips may fall, but, and you can opt into $52 million next year that you say you’re not going to opt into, which is mind-boggling to me. How you gonna opt out of $52 million all right, but you know, it’s all about authority saying no to somebody, and these guys can’t take rejection, and that’s what it’s all about.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I know [Pat Riley] gave [the NBPA] a 10 page letter and I know he gave them some film to show them why he suspended him”</p><p>Hall of Famer, Tim Hardaway Sr, talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/TermineRadio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TermineRadio</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Jumpshot8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JumpShot8</a> about the issues between the Heat and Jimmy Butler. <a href="https://t.co/BUzlmEzZx5">pic.twitter.com/BUzlmEzZx5</a></p><p>— SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SiriusXMNBA/status/1878095019006988466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-heats-jimmy-butler-seeking-113-million-contract-extension">Butler has been seeking a new contract extension with the Heat</a> since last season, but Riley had been non-committal in granting him one.</p><h2><b>Tim Hardaway ponders what Pat Riley will show NBPA on Jimmy Butler</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jimmy-Butler-on-Jan.-2-2025-1-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-pat-riley-warns-jimmy-butler-to-keep-mouth-shut-after-viral-celtics-comments">Riley told Butler to “keep your mouth shut”</a> during his viral end-of-season press conference last May because of boasting while being injured during the last playoffs.</p><p>In terms of recent events, after Miami lost to the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 2 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-trade-rumor-to-explode-with-sad-admission-amid-loss-to-pacers">Butler said that he lost his “joy” of</a> playing basketball and responded “probably not” when asked if he can regain it with the team. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-suspended-seven-games">Heat would suspend Butler for seven games</a> “due to conduct detrimental to the team” as Hardaway would even say that he knows Riley gave the National Basketball Players Association a “10-page letter” and film of why they took action that way.</p><p>“It’s about accountability. If you can’t take rejection, because everything has been saying yes, yes, yes, yes, yes to you, now you upset that the world is coming to an end,” Butler said. “Oh, I can’t play now, because he’s not gonna give me the money that I want. No, go out there and play, you are under contract. Go ahead and play. I know Pat, and that’s what it’s doing. That’s what’s happening. And I knew that. I said, Look, Pat got a 10-page letter to the Players Association, and he gonna have film showing why he suspended this man before that even happened. And guess what? He suspended him for seven games, and I know he gave them a 10-page letter, and I know he gave them some film to show him why he’s suspended.”</p><p>At any rate, the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-vs-trail-blazers-prediction-odds-pick-spread-1-11-2025"> Heat still has a season to play as they next face the Portland Trail Blazers</a> on Saturday night as Butler is eligible to return on Jan. 17 when the team hosts the Denver Nuggets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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