Tim Hardaway Jr. has finally admitted the rips he took in July after the Knicks lavished him with a four-year, $71 million contract stung, and he’s used them as “motivation’’ and feels “capable’’ of living up to the deal.
On Monday, Hardaway decided to play versus the Clippers despite suffering what appears to be plantar fasciitis in his left foot that forced him to take himself out of Friday’s game in Toronto. Hardaway has played in all 16 games and battled through calf and ankle injuries as well.
“I have to use [criticism] as motivation,” Hardaway said in an interview with Slam Magazine posted online Monday.