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Tim Hardaway joined ESPN Radio Chicago to talk about his own experience of making homophobic comments that got him into all sorts of trouble back in 2007, his thoughts on how Noah has handled the media firestorm since then, whether he thinks the whole incident was a distraction for Noah on Tuesday night in the Bulls’ tough Game 4 loss, and how he’s still suffering the consequences of his offensive comments over four years later. On what his experience was like back in 2007 when he made a similarly derogatory and offensive comment that got him into trouble, and on the aftermath of Noah’s particular incident: “Well there’s a lot of stuff you can say about that. A lot of the stuff that’s said is wrong, a lot of stuff that’s said is right. I think Joakim Noah did the right thing — he apologized, he took the onus and went on ahead and corrected the whole situation like I did. That’s all you can do is correct the situation. You’re not trying to hurt anybody, you’re not trying to — how would I say it — offend anyone. But you’ve just got to take the right approach and hold your own self accountable for it and make everything right. And that’s all you can do.” Sports Radio Interviews

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If he’s still experiencing the adverse consequences of his mistake these days: “Oh it hurt it tremendously, it hurt it tremendously. I’m still trying to rectify it. People come up and ask me about it and I say ‘hey, that’s in the past, I’m moving forward.’ I’m still learning from it and it’s still a bump in the road. But hey, you’ve got to still move forward and you still got to keep going. And that’s the way it is. I take onuses on stuff. I’m not trying to shy away from it, I’m not trying to say I didn’t do it. It was me and I’m rectifying it, and I understand exactly what I said and how I said it which was wrong. I’m just trying to move on from it.” Sports Radio Interviews

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That's a far cry from the short, emotional outburst Noah directed at a heckling fan. Still, Hardaway said Noah acted appropriately after the incident by immediately accepting responsibility and admitting it was a mistake. "He took the onus and went ahead and corrected the whole situation, like I did," Hardaway said Wednesday on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "That's all you can do is correct the situation. "You're not trying to hurt anybody. You're not trying to offend anyone. You just have to take the right approach and hold your own self accountable for it and make everything right. That's all you can do." ESPN.com

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"It hurt (my reputation) tremendously," he said. "I'm still trying to rectify it. People ask me about it, and I tell them, 'That's in the past. I'm moving forward.' "I still learn from it and it's still a bump in the road for me. But you have to still move forward, still have to keep going, and that's the way it is. I'm not trying to shy away from it. I'm not trying to say I didn't do it. I'm rectifying it. I understand what I said and how I said it, which was wrong. And I'm just trying to move on from it." ESPN.com

Tim Hardaway 

In 16 of his 18 full seasons – while coaching Portland, Sacramento and Houston – Adelman has had winning records. The only blemishes are his two seasons with Golden State after leaving the Blazers in 1994. The Warriors traded disgruntled guard Tim Hardaway at midseason his first year there. “I learned a lot” at Golden State, he says. “I learned about the other side of it. I did some things I shouldn’t have done at the time. That team was in the mode of change, kind of like what we’re doing now in Houston. Back then, it was really hard to adjust to that. But I learned from it. “If i had it to over with, I’d never have agreed to trade Hardaway. I’d have kept him. I think we’d have made the playoffs. We were talented enough to make it. It would have been easier to try to get through that season.” Portland Tribune

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SLAM: So who’s the best guy you’ve seen in college this year? Tim Hardaway: It’s hard to say. You’ve got a lot of guys out there with a lot of potential but if I wanna say an all around game, Melsahn Basabe for Iowa. I think today he played an all around good game. Rebounding on both ends, offensively scoring, and playing well. SLAM: So you think he has what it takes to get to the next level maybe not now but in a few years? TH: Well you know, yea. In a few years if he gets stronger, learns how to handle the ball and gets a nice jump shot then yes. SLAM

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SLAM: Who else do you think about this year? TH: Well, I watch a lot of games on TV. Kemba Walker, of course. Jared Sullinger—well, first of all the guys who play on Ohio State have a great team right now. They’re moving the ball and getting people involved and they understand the game. SLAM: With Kemba Walker being a sub 6-foot guard like you, what does it take for him to get to that level—since you were one of those guys? TH: It takes a whole lot. You gotta have confidence in yourself. Your teammates have to have confidence in you. You have to go out there, make big plays, make big shots, and at his position you gotta be a point guard and be able to control your team. SLAM: And do you think he does that now? TH: Right now he needs to give something else to that team, and that’s scoring. That takes away from the other aspects of his game but at the next level he will be able to control the game. SLAM

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SLAM: And what did you think about Jordan Hulls today? Does he have what it takes? TH: I think he has what it takes to control the team and play at the next level, but it takes a lot of work and he still has a long way to go. He’s just a sophomore. SLAM

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The Miami Heat, one of the NBA's hottest teams, bailed out former star Tim Hardaway, whose namesake son plays for the University of Michigan basketball team, by buying his Miami mansion and clearing up a $120,000 federal tax debt. Hardaway, 44, ran into tax trouble in June despite being paid more than $46.6 million during his NBA career. The IRS filed a tax lien against his property and the bill listed his 7,542-square-foot mansion in suburban Miami. Detroit News

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On Sept. 3, three months after the lien was filed, Hardaway sold the mansion to Miami Heat Limited Partnership, which owns the Miami Heat. The team is in second place in the Eastern Conference, led by the trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Heat paid $1.985 million, according to public records. Today, the Heat is trying to sell the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath estate, which comes with a pool and private basketball court decorated with a Miami Heat logo, for $2.5 million. Detroit News

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