Can we please stop with this ridiculous narrative that Penny Hardaway turned down the Orlando Magic? think it’s more likely that the Orlando Magic turned down Penny Hardaway.
The media reports that Penny, the head coach at the University of Memphis, had emerged as a leading candidate for the Magic head-coaching job were, quite frankly, overblown. It’s fascinating to see how such narratives take off in today’s Internet media world where it doesn’t really matter if you’re right as long as you’re first.
When Penny went on Instagram a couple of nights ago to take his name out of consideration for the Magic job, it’s likely he knew he wasn’t getting the Magic coaching job.