Calkins: Penny Hardaway vs. Rick Barnes yet again? Let’s check the facts
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway and University of Tennessee coach Rick Barnes react to calls during the teams' Dec. 15, 2018, game at FedExForum. Barnes accused the Tigers of flopping after Tennessee defeated Memphis, which drew heavy criticism from Hardaway. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Daily Memphian file)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Tennessee fans are mad that Penny Hardaway apparently criticized Rick Barnes again. Are they right to be? Is Hardaway making things up? I check the facts.
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