‘If I Came to New York, I’ll Have Loads of Women’: Actor Leon’s Shocking Attempt to Seduce Grant Hill with Groupies Backfires Badly with Wife Tamia

The New York Knicks lost the chance to sign two-time NCAA champion Grant Hill following the 1999-2000 season. In a resurfaced clip, Grant explained the unexpected reason why he ended up staying in Detroit. Hill, 51, appeared on the “All The Smoke” podcast with retired NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson in June 2022. The conversation included Hill reflecting on the Knicks trying to recruit him. Grant Hill Reveals a Furious Tamia Was the Reason He Turned Down Playing With the Knicks (Photos: @realtamiaworld/Instagram; @wwwjustleon/Instagram) In 2000, Grant Hill invited Knicks representatives to Detroit for free agent negotiations. According to Hill, the franchise played a tape featuring celebrities like comedian Jerry Seinfeld and actor Leon Robinson to convince him to join the team. “I always wanted to play in New York,” Hill told Barnes and Jackson. “So Leon … he’s on the video. He’s like, ‘Gee, you think the women are nice in Detroit, wait until you come to New York.'” The Atlanta Hawks co-owner continued, “Tamia was like, ‘Oh, hell nah! Turn that tape off!’ Till this day, she’s like, ‘You’d think New York would’ve watched the tape.’ So New York didn’t happen.” Hill previously spoke about how...