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July 04, 2007

Penny Enjoying Being Involved With The Tigers

http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/tigers/article/0,2844,MCA_25363_5590848,00.html

Nearly every afternoon in January and February, Penny Hardaway would come to the Finch Center and quietly train for a return to the NBA. But with every weight Hardaway lifted and every basket he shot, he wasn't just inching closer to a return to professional basketball. In a way, he was coming home.

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