What is Grant Hill?
[[File:Grant Hill 2007-12-08.jpg|thumb|right|200px|{{Center|Grant Hill, American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns}}]] '''Grant Henry Hill''' (born October 5, 1972) is an [[Americans|American]] [[retire]]d [[basketball]] player. Hill was born in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. He was part of the US basketball team who won the gold medal in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]. He is the son of [[Calvin Hill]]. He was a selected third overall by the [[Detroit Pistons]] in the 1994 [[Basketball|draft]].<ref name=McGeeFSI>{{cite web |url=http://hoopshabit.com/2014/08/04/detroit-pistons-history-revisiting-grant-hill-trade/ |title=Detroit Pistons History: Revisiting The Grant Hill Trade |author=Adam McGee |publisher=FanSided Inc |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> He played six [[seasons (sports)|seasons]], five as an [[All-star]].<ref name=McGeeFSI/> He then played for the [[Orlando Magic]] from 2000-04.<ref name=MarkaziESPN>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9332928/grant-hill-retires-nba-19-seasons |title=Grant Hill announces retirement |author=Arash Markazi |date=1 June 2013 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> Hill played for 5 seasons for the [[Phoenix Suns]]. He finally retired from the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] after a 19-year [[career]].<ref name=MarkaziESPN/> He was a seven time NBA All-star. Hill is a part [[owner]] of the [[Atlanta Hawks]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2015/06/25/hawks-officially-sold-to-ownership-group-that-includes-grant-hill/ |title=Hawks officially sold to ownership group that includes Grant Hill |author=Des Bieler |date=25 June 2015 |publisher=The Washington Post |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> He received the 2015 Candle in the Dark award. He is in the [[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]]. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commons}} * [http://www.granthill.com/ Grant Hill Webpage] {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Grant}} [[Category:1972 births]] [[Category:African-Amer