Image Courtesy of Tim Hardaway’s Instagram.
One-third of the RUN TMC that also consisted of Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway Sr. helped put the NBA on notice that the Bay Area had some of the best talent in professional basketball, with the reawakened interest in the Golden State Warriors. Hardaway, who is and Olympian and the father of NBA Superstar, Tim Hardaway Jr., knew how to ball especially with his killer crossover.
Hardaway went on to become an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons and is now an analyst along side Matt Barnes for the The 5 Tournament Pro Basketball Invitational taking place from July 19 to July 29 at the Orleans in Las Vegas, NV. It will be a 3-on-3 tournament where four cities and the second largest state in the Union will be represented.
Miami, Sacramento, New York, Toranto, Chicago and Texas with all their five players consisting of basetball greats including Joe Johnson, Nate Robinson, Mike Bibby and Mario Chalmers, to name a few.
We caught up with Tim Hardaway to talk about the The 5 Tournament Pro Basketball Invitational, how he and his family are remaining healthy throughout the pandemic and how this tournament can possibly become an annual event.
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