Tim Hardaway x EPMD – Crossover pic.twitter.com/h5o8h96Uzn
— David Astramskas (@redapples) September 27, 2020
It took me a while to decide on my favorite Tim Hardaway moment. So many crossovers, game-winners, and behind-the-back passes to consider.
I chose a moment that captured the emotion that was often shown after one of those mentioned highlights as my favorite. And that favorite came during the post Run TMC days, when the Killer Crossover King scored an and-1 layup, got right in Charles Barkley’s face, stared him down, and yelled “In Yo Face” without receiving a punch to the face or a taunting tech from a ref (I love the 90s).
A few of my other nominations included him saying, “I got skillz” in his first Nike commercial with Spike Lee (beginning of the following video) and the time he made a defender do the nae-nae before draining a game-winning 3 (1:28 in the same video).
I also thought about his behind-the-back move on Spud Webb (at the 32-second mark of the following video) or Hardaway leaving John Stockton in the dust (at the 45-second mark).
It’s unfortunate we don’t have more highlights with him as a member of RUN TMC but the famous BIG3 only existed for two seasons.
Miami Heat fans (I’m not one of them) will probably pick a performance from the mid-90s, when Tim Hardaway was the best Hardaway in Florida, even though fans were voting for Orlando’s injured Penny Hardaway to start in All-Star games.
Reminder: Tim was All-NBA 1st team and 4th in MVP voting during the 96/97 season and was All-NBA 2nd Team over the following two seasons. His No. 10 is also just one of six numbers retired by the organization.
I wouldn’t call this a “great moment,” but Nuggets fans probably remember the time Hardaway threw a TV monitor onto the court during his short stint in Denver. The good news is he signed the TV and it was sold at a charity event.
When Tim Hardaway threw a TV monitor onto the court and Darrell Armstrong plugged it back in
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— David Astramskas (@redapples) June 22, 2025
Dallas fans are more familiar with his son, Tim Hardaway Jr, than him, but it’s cool that they both played with Dirk Nowitzki.
Tim Hardaway only played 14 games with the Pacers. Last 14 of his career. pic.twitter.com/gz8x7UaMxV
— David Astramskas (@redapples) February 1, 2019
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