salary from luxury tax calculations on a one-time basis. The clause benefited teams that were in danger of facing the luxury tax, which was a penalty paid by teams with payrolls exceeding a certain threshold. Because the Knicks were expected to use the amnesty clause to waive Houston due to his expensive contract and injury woes (as of the 2005 offseason, two years and $40 million remained on his contract), the amnesty clause was dubbed the "Allan Houston Rule." After Houston assured his team that he would retire if his knee problems recurred in training camp that fall, the Knicks chose not to use the amnesty clause to release him; instead, they released forward Jerome Williams. Houston's final NBA game was played on January 19, 2005 in a 81–98 loss to the Toronto Raptors where he recorded 3 points, 4 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal while playing 28 minutes off the bench. National team career Houston was a member of the USA men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Executive career In 2008, Houston was hired by the New York Knicks as assistant to the president for basketball operations. In December 2010, Houston was promoted to the position of assistant general manager. As of July 2019, Houston is special assistant to the general manager of the Knicks; he was also general manager of the Westchester Knicks, the organization's G League affiliate. Personal life Houston is married to Tamara Houston. They have seven children together. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | 1993–94 | align="left" | Detroit | 79 || 20 || 19.2 || .405 || .299 || .824 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .4 || .2 || 8.5 |- | align="left" | 1994–95 | align="left" | Detroit | 76 || 39 || 26.3 || .463 || .424 || .860 || 2.2 || 2.2 || .8 || .2 || 14.5 |- | align="left" | 1995–96 | align="left" | Detroit | 82 || 75 || 37.5 || .453 || .427 || .823 || 3.7 || 3.0 || .7 || .2 || 19.7 |- | align="left" | 1996–97 | align="left" | New York | 81 || 81 || 33.1 || .423 || .385 || .803 || 3.0 || 2.2 || .5 || .2 || 14.8 |- | align="left" | 1997–98 | align="left" | New York | 82 || 82 ||