Buckley: Hardaway feels the weight he carries for his team and his city
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway reacts to call during a Feb. 3 game against Wichita State. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
After one of the most dramatic wins of the Memphis Tigers’ season so far, one that snapped a four-game losing streak and kept NCAA Tournament dreams alive, coach Penny Hardaway sat down and let it rip.
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