Anfernee Hardaway impressed Orlando Magic brass but the timing ultimately was not right for him to make the jump to the NBA. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
When Anfernee Hardaway returned to the Amway Center for the team’s 25th anniversary, he admitted he was apprehensive.
His departure from Orlando in 1999 was messy, to say the least. There were angry phone calls to the local call-in radio shows and bitter finger-pointing as Anfernee Hardaway’s knees gave way and the reality that the championships would not return became real in the wake of Shaquille O’Neal’s departure.