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Ex-NBA player ruthlessly fries Tracy McGrady over his take on expansion

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Mar 21, 2026 5:07 PM ET

Tracy McGrady is getting posterized over a decade after his final appearance in the NBA.

The retired Basketball Hall of Famer McGrady drew attention this week with his take on the NBA’s impending expansion efforts. McGrady issued a warning, claiming that there was not enough talent in the league to support an increase from 30 teams in the NBA to 32 (read his full remarks here).

That led to an absolutely cruel response from ex-NBA forward Solomon Hill. In a post to X this week, Hill reacted to McGrady’s comments and roasted the former NBA scoring champion over his lack of playoff success.

“He could have a point,” wrote Hill. “Back when Tracy played, there was so much talent that he couldn’t get out of the first round.”

Heat legend Solomon Hill to the rescue

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— HeatMuse (@Heat_Muse) March 20, 2026

The seven-time All-Star McGrady did have a notorious streak of failing to get past the first round of the playoffs during his NBA career. He lost in the first round seven straight times during his peak as a player from 2001-08 and only advanced any further than that as a benchwarmer for the 2013 San Antonio Spurs (who eventually lost in the NBA Finals to the Miami Heat).

That said, Hill might not be the right messenger here. While he himself went on multiple deep playoff runs with the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat, Hill was very much a role player and is probably best remembered for once injuring LeBron James.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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