I take my son to school and then I drive 45 minutes to practice with my ABA team, the Florida Pit Bulls, from 10 to 1. In the afternoon, I have meetings.

On March 27 2003 Hardaway signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers and in his first game registered a season-high fourteen points and seven assists against the Chicago Bulls. In 1991–92 Hardaway became the 7th player in NBA history to average 20 points (23. With his skills declining with age Hardaway was traded to the Dallas Mavericks on August 22 2001 for a second-round draft pick.

Six feet (1. 83 m) tall he was best known for his devastating crossover dribble (dubbed the "UTEP Two-step" by television analysts) a move which he helped to popularize among younger players.