The Miami Heat continue to make bold moves this offseason.

Barely over a week since their major trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Heat have struck another deal by signing Tim Hardaway Jr. to a one-year contract worth $6.5 million, according to a report by ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday.

Hardaway was previously identified by NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer as a top priority for the Heat during the offseason player acquisitions.

At 34 years old, the veteran guard comes to Miami after playing last season with the Denver Nuggets. Throughout his career, Hardaway has also been part of the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, and Detroit Pistons.

Hardaway initially made his mark in college basketball, excelling over three years at the University of Michigan. He consistently scored over 13 points per game, leading to his selection by the Knicks in the 2013 NBA Draft.

Hardaway’s first stint in New York was a mixed bag, as he displayed brilliance from beyond the arc but struggled to be consistent. He averaged nearly 11 points per game over his first two seasons with the Knicks. 

He then joined the Hawks for two years before returning to the Knicks for a second stint from 2017-19, where he saw increased minutes despite poor efficiency. 

In the Knicks’ woeful 17-65 season in 2018-19, Hardaway averaged a career-high 19.1 points per game despite shooting just 38.8 percent from the field. 

Hardaway then spent the next five years with the Mavericks and Luka Doncic from 2019-24, and he averaged between 14 and 17 points per game each season while becoming a solid 3-point shooter. 

Following one season with the Pistons, Hardaway averaged 13.5 points per game with the Nuggets last season, though he started just six games. 

Hardaway brings much-needed shooting to a forward-heavy team with Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Bobby Portis and Andrew Wiggins. 

After losing to the Hornets in the play-in round, the Heat continue to make moves this offseason in hopes of competing with the Eastern Conference’s best.

A woman from New York has been apprehended after allegedly channeling significant sums of money to a Palestinian militant group. Accused of spearheading a radical extremist organization and being photographed holding hand grenades in front of a Hamas flag, she is now facing serious charges.

Catherine Beth Washburn, aged 37 and hailing from Irondequoit, near Rochester, has been indicted on charges of attempting to supply material assistance to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), which is recognized as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. A conviction could lead to a maximum of 20 years in a federal penitentiary, along with a $250,000 penalty.

According to the Justice Department, Washburn is identified as the leader of the Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation (DAMPL), a radical group established following Hamas’s attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.

The federal complaint highlights that DAMPL dismisses peaceful demonstrations in favor of “direct action,” which encompasses acts such as property destruction and sabotage targeting entities they consider linked to Israel.

Communications recovered by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force revealed messages to a person claiming to be an active PIJ fighter in Gaza, where Washburn allegedly said she hated Jewish people “very much” and wished Israel “would disappear.”

“I wish every day were October 7th,” Washburn is accused of writing in one exchange. “If I lived in Gaza, I would fight alongside the resistance.”

Later, she allegedly said she felt “excited every time I see news of the killing of an occupation soldier.”

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo said Washburn went to “great lengths” to finance violence, driven by “her self-described hate of Israel and Jewish people.”

Financial records show she sent roughly 80 cryptocurrency transfers totaling more than $30,000 to an account used by the PIJ fighter.

In a November 2025 message, she allegedly joked about the illicit activities, writing, “Based on my passed [sic] fundraising and posting Im [sic] gonna get put away for a few life times,” accompanied by a laughing emoji.

FBI Counterterrorism Division Acting Assistant Director Coult Markovsky said anyone who provides assistance to violent organizations will be held responsible.

“This individual, as alleged in the criminal complaint, provided money to a foreign terrorist organization engaged in acts of violence,” Markovsky said. “The FBI is committed to cutting off funding to terrorist groups and will continue to work side-by-side with our Justice Department partners to make sure anyone who engages in terrorism or provides assistance to such organizations is held fully accountable in our justice system.”

Following an incident involving Indiana Fever’s standout player Caitlin Clark, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas has reported receiving racial abuse and threats directed at her family.

The controversy erupted during Phoenix’s victory in Indianapolis last Wednesday. Clark found herself on the floor beneath a pile of players during a tussle for a loose ball. During this scuffle, Thomas’s closed fist inadvertently struck Clark, causing her visible discomfort. Despite continuing to play for some time, Clark ultimately left the game due to a flare-up of a pre-existing back injury.

Although officials did not call a foul on Thomas during the game, the aftermath saw her suspended as public outcry over the incident grew. Returning to practice after missing Saturday’s matchup in Toronto, Thomas addressed the media, expressing her distress over being subjected to racial slurs over what she described as an accidental play.

“Our families are being threatened,” Thomas, who is Black, told journalists on Tuesday. “Children are receiving threats, and people are sending racial slurs and all sorts of offensive messages.”

“There’s a distinction between trolling and outright hatred,” she elaborated. “The hatred we are facing due to a play that was genuinely accidental, where no one even knew what happened until later, is truly unfortunate.”

She also directed frustration at the WNBA and its commissioner, Cathy Engelbert, whom she criticized for being silent on the issue. 

‘The league has to do better in this instance,’ Thomas said. ‘Honestly, I didn’t even know I was being suspended until 10 minutes before it was being put on social media. We still have yet to hear anything from Cathy. 

‘It’s no surprise. You can see what’s being said on social media. It’s unfortunate, but as usual, she remains silent. That’s unfortunate when our lives are being threatened.

‘Just the whole narrative that’s being painted out there,’ she continued. ‘It’s unfortunate that it’s come to this over basketball.

A lot of us, myself included, didn’t even know the play took place until after the game. And now we’re being painted as thugs. And [there are] death threats out on us, so it’s really unacceptable. It’s something that needs to change in this league, and I’m just really sick and tired of it.’

WNBA spokespeople did not immediately respond to The Daily Mail’s request for comment on Monday evening.

Since Wednesday’s controversial foul, Clark’s Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham has accused the Mercury players of being disliked throughout the league, and even within their own organization.

‘You know what’s funny, though? I know people in [the Mercury’s] organization that [say], like, nobody likes their team this year,’ Cunningham said on her podcast. ‘They say that they’re the unfriendliest group. So, we’re not the only ones who feel that way. Internal people feel that way, too.’

Meanwhile, many fans felt Clark was on the receiving end of a cheap shot. Social media was in uproar over the incident, particularly among conservatives, who believe Clark is facing racist discrimination for being white.

‘This is our George Floyd,’ podcaster and fired Buzz Feed reporter Benny Johnson wrote on X, referring to the African-American man whose 2020 murder by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests.

One of Johnson’s followers responded: ‘Charge that girl with assault, attempted murder and hate crime.’

Conservative blogger David Burke shared an AI-doctored clip of the foul, which exaggerated the violence and distorted Thomas’ appearance. He also linked the incident on the fatal neck compression Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin performed by kneeling on Floyd’s throat.

‘I seem to recall 1000’s of hours of media focus about the pressure applied to George Floyd’s neck and how vulnerable the human neck is to injury,’ Burke wrote.

Others linked the foul to Thomas’ fiancée and teammate, DeWanna Bonner.

‘Alyssa Thomas and her lesbian lover DeWanna Bonner hate Clark,’ Outkick.com’s Jon Root wrote on X.

Many others followed similar attacks.

‘They hate her because she’s white and straight,’ one X user wrote of Clark.