Tag: penny hardaway
How the Magic fell from the Shaq-Penny '90s powerhouse to the NBA's basement
The Orlando Magic were one of the luckiest expansion franchises ever. Consecutive lottery wins handed them Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, which allowed them to go from nothing to the NBA Finals in just 6 years. The Magic looked like the team of the...
Bulls vs. Magic - 1996 Eastern Conference Finals (Game 3)
Scottie Pippen scores 27 points and adds 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks to lead the Bulls to a Game 3 victory over the Orlando Magic in the 1996 Eastern Conference Finals
MAGIC ∩ PENNY: When a legend returned to face his successor ... and helped take Shaq from him
Secret Base 1.25M subscribers Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway comes from a whole different era than Magic Johnson. He’s a product of the ‘90s, with a legacy colored by those of his greatest teammate, Shaquille O’Neal, his greatest playoff rival, Michael Jordan,...
Shaq and Olajuwon’s Game 1 battle in the 1995 NBA Finals deserves a deep rewind
The 1995 Finals had a ton of star power - a very young Shaq and Penny for the top seeded Orlando Magic, Hakeem and Drexler having a mini Phi Slama Jama reunion in Houston, and Horace Grant's extremely awesome rec specs. And while the series didn't deliver...