Tim Hardaway Jr. is preparing to sit and watch the Mavericks’ first-round playoff series against Utah, which starts Saturday at noon.
Actually, sitting and watching is not at all accurate.
He won’t be playing. But he won’t be sitting a lot, either. He plans on doing a lot of standing. And running onto the court to cheer, console and coach his teammates.
“I’m going to be on the sideline yelling and screaming like I normally do and helping our guys on the defensive end in case we have any defensive breakdowns,” Hardaway said. “It’s great and should be fun.