Shaquille O’Neal’s Bold Call on Penny Hardaway Didn’t Sit Well With Orlando Magic

Shaquille O’Neal’s Bold Call on Penny Hardaway Didn’t Sit Well With Orlando Magic

The partnership of Penny Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal led the Magic to the NBA Finals in their second season together. But there is a story of how this duo was formed. It was not on the hardwood but on a movie set before the 1993 draft, where the Orlando Magic traded away their number 1 pick. Actor Rob Ryder, who was also part of the Blue Chips movie, spilled the beans on the story of Shaquille O’Neal speaking to his agent about ways to add Pen…