However, one player who earned that privilege was Penny Hardaway ... about the shoes. I ain't say nothing.' I'm like, I'm not bothering this dude. Let him be," the four-time All-Star stressed.

Hardaway's exciting play combined with the iconic marketing campaign (Lil' Penny commercials) made the sneakers some of the most unforgettable models in the golden era of basketball shoes.

Penny Hardaway knows he sounds like a broken record, repeatedly vowing that his Memphis basketball team will soon stop ...