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Penny Hardaway Can't Quit Memphis

I am the struggle

I am the hustle

I am the city ...

I used to save pennies, now I stay next door to Penny Hardaway

—Yo Gotti in "I Am"

Penny Hardaway sits at a conference table that overlooks the glistening practice courts inside the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center. In March, people lined elbow to elbow at a news conference in which Hardaway was introduced as the head coach of the Memphis Tigers. The hiring immediately generated excitement around the program and a renewed interest in Tigers basketball from the city.