Memphis Tigers Basketball
Inside Fonde, the Houston gym that helped mold Penny Hardaway
After leaving Memphis State, Penny Hardaway dropped jaws in legendary pickup games at Fonde Recreation Center, Houston’s longtime NBA haunt.
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Danielle Lerner covers Tigers basketball for the Daily Memphian. She previously covered college hoops at The Athletic and the Louisville Courier-Journal, where she also wrote about professional soccer, horse racing, college football and, occasionally, tacos.
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After leaving Memphis State, Penny Hardaway dropped jaws in legendary pickup games at Fonde Recreation Center, Houston’s longtime NBA haunt.
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