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Tim Hardaway Jr. Signs One-Year, $6.5 Million Contract with Miami Heat
Tim Hardaway Jr. agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million deal with the Miami Heat. He is expected to wear jersey number 11 because his father's retired No. 10 will stay out of circulation.
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Tim Hardaway Jr. agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million contract with the Miami Heat, ESPN reported. He is expected to wear jersey number 11. , whose No. 10 jersey was retired by the Heat in October 2009, said the number will not return to circulation.
"My legacy is my legacy, and he's doing it his way. Even though he likes to wear 10, he loves to wear 10, but that is not coming down from the rafters," the elder Hardaway told WQAM radio on Wednesday. "That is tough to do, and when it's up there, you want it to stay up there and you don't want nobody to touch it," he added.
Hardaway Sr. played five seasons for the Heat from 1996 to 2001 and earned two All-Star selections along with All-NBA first-team honors in 1997 and second-team honors in 1998 and 1999. Hardaway Jr. has faced similar restrictions before.
The New York Knicks retired No. 10 for Walt Frazier and the Detroit Pistons retired it for Dennis Rodman. He previously wore No. 11 during part of his time with the Dallas Mavericks.
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