Rashid Byrd

Rashid Byrd (born Rashid Byrd Hardwick, on September 18, 1981) is an American professional basketball player. He attended high school at Winchendon Prep School, located in Winchedon, Massachusetts and at Freeport HS, located in Long Island, New York. He attended college at Eastern Oklahoma JC. He was an early entry candidate for the 2003 NBA Draft, but was not selected. In 2004 Byrd signed with the Harlem Globetrotters. A year later in 2005 he signed with Seattle Supersonics NBA team. From there his basketball career took off. Playing 7 years as a professional basketball player. With a few NBA teams Detroit Pistons in 2003, Seattle Super Sonics 2004-2005 , CBA in China 2006 with Shanxi Dragons, Los Angeles Lakers in 2007 - 2008 , Sacramento Kings in 2009 - 2010, NBDL for Los Angeles Defenders 2010 - 2011, Also he has been playing overseas currently through the years in Africa, Spain , Vienna, Kosovo, Puerto Rico Humanco, and Dubai.

Rashid Byrd Hardwick, Never changed his name, He basically just uses Byrd instead of his whole name.

Role in Semi-Pro
In the 2002 he starred in got milk campaign doing commercials, He started acting also the same year. Playing in epic movies as Ball Don't Lie, Hurricane Season , Love and Basketball. Then in 2007 he starred in a movie with Will Ferrell 'Semi-Pro'', Byrd played Harvard, who was #50 for the Flint Tropics. Since he has been in national commercials for Mc Donald's, PenFed, Burger King, Got Milk, Nike, and Ferrari campaigns for there trucks. He is recently signed too CAA as a talent performer.