Tim Hardaway Says He Could Have Prevented Chris Webber From Leaving Golden State

If not for an untimely knee injury, it’s possible the infamous feud between Chris Webber and Don Nelson would have been squashed and Webber wouldn’t have been traded by the Golden State Warriors. Hall Of Fame guard Tim Hardaway believes if he hadn’t torn his ACL in training camp before the 1993-94 season, he would have made sure Webber and Nelson got along. “I could have bridged the gap between Nellie and Webb and made Webb understand how cool Nellie was and how he was trying to take Webb’s game to another level,” Hardaway said on the ‘All The Smoke’ podcast hosted by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. Hardaway, a three-time NBA All-Star, was preparing for his fifth season with the Warriors when he sustained his injury on Oct. 21, 1993. It occurred on the same day the Warriors and Webber agreed on contract terms after a draft-day trade with Orlando in June. Hardaway and Webber never got the chance to play together. While Hardaway was rehabbing throughout the season, tensions grew between Webber and Nelson with