Hardaway says Memphis’ Hasan Abdul Hakim ‘too ill’ for return to Tigers

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 05, 2026 8:51 PM CT | Published: February 05, 2026 8:11 PM CT

Abdul Hakim will miss his third straight game when Memphis faces UAB due to what Hardaway has said is an undisclosed illness.

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Parth Upadhyaya

Parth Upadhyaya

Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.


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