The family number 10 now belongs to Tim Hardaway Jr. in Miami. He calls it a superpower

by | Jul 8, 2026 | Sports

MIAMI — Tim Hardaway Jr. would always follow the same routine in his 15 visits to Miami as an opponent. Walk into the arena, take a look into the rafters, gaze at one specific banner.“Hardaway 10” sways, commemorating his father’s time with the Heat and the jersey they retired in Tim Hardaway Sr.’s honor.“Coming here when I was an opponent, I felt like it gave me a superpower,” Hardaway Jr. said.It’s his jersey now.The Heat formally introduced part of the family on Wednesday, with the 34-year-old Hardaway getting his welcome-back-to-Miami news conference — and getting handed a No. 10 Heat jersey, only this one with “Jr.” after the family surname on the back.“This is really bizarre,” said Heat President Pat Riley, who coached the elder Hardaway in Miami.The younger Hardaway used to run around the Heat practice floor as a kid while his dad played games, or hang out in the family room partaking in video games. As Hardaway Jr. got older, Riley would ask someone on the staff to put him through workouts on the practice court.That staffer was Erik Spoelstra, now the Heat head coach.“I think things are going to be a little bit more serious now than befo …

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