Calkins: Penny Hardaway says Memphis has ‘lost that fandemonium.’ And he wants to get it back.
Penny Hardaway speaks with reporters Oct. 7 at the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center. (Parth Upadhyaya/The Daily Memphian)
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.
Penny Hardaway feels your pain, Memphis fans.
He knows it’s hard to fall in love with a team when the players change every year.
He knows some Memphians are wary about going Downtown.
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