you're taking care of business," said Hardaway. "And Nike ain't just giving anybody no shoe so I was like, dude, this is crazy." Penny was such a highly-touted prospect that several shoe companies ...

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.

That was the only time in his career that His Airness wore a shoe other than his iconic Air Jordans. Penny Hardaway, the Memphis Tigers coach, joined cohosts Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles on ...