Nike is the king of basketball sneakers, thanks in large part to the partnership that the brand developed with Michael Jordan. But Jordan isn’t to only basketball star who has scored a deal with Nike.

Penny Hardaway tells the story the same way he might recount a bad dream. Leaning against a wall at FedExForum after his Memphis basketball team beat Tulsa last week, the seventh-year coach of the ...

Penny Hardaway sees it, even if there are those who don’t. The Memphis basketball coach can see his team getting better. The 17th-ranked Tigers (14-4, 4-1 AAC) are not a finished product ...