NBA Hall of Famer refusing to let son wear his retired number after joining former team

Tim Hardaway Jr. is following his father's footsteps after joining the Miami Heat, but his dad says his retired No. 10 is off-limits, even for his son. (This video contains AI-assisted content.)

Tim Hardaway Jr. grew up in Miami, where his father is simply a legend.

After spending his first six-and-a-half seasons with the Golden State Warriors, the Heat acquired Tim Hardaway Sr. in a trade, and he became one of the franchise's all-time greats.

Now, the junior will follow in his father's footsteps, agreeing to a $6.5 million deal to join the Heat and be one of the shooters around the soon-to-be formally acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Miami Heat's Tim Hardaway drives to the basket on the New York Knicks' Charlie Ward in the first quarter of the fourth game of their first-round playoff series at Madison Square Garden. (Stan Honda/Getty Images)

Hardaway's No. 10 was retired by the Heat in 2009, and to keep it in the family, his son has worn the number in three of his five NBA stops.

The Heat are his sixth, but the son must still listen to his dad, and No. 10 is off limits.

"My legacy is my legacy. Even though he likes to wear No. 10, that is not coming down from the rafters," Tim Hardaway Sr. said on WQAM radio in Miami. "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.

"I love him. I love him. I’m happy for him... Watching him play through college and the NBA, he’d been to three places I’d never been: the Final Four, a championship, and now, he’s going to his hometown team. I never done that, and so, I’m happy that he’s doing it.

Tim Hardaway Jr. of the Detroit Pistons speaks to Tim Hardaway Sr. before