Wednesday 15th May 2024,
The Hoop Doctors

THD’s 25 Best Dunks of All-Time: #19 Sam Mitchell’s Lucky Penny

Most basketball fans would likely deem Penny Hardaway’s career a disappointment, considering the lofty expectations surrounding him when he came into the league in 1993.

Despite his overall lack of living up to those expectations, there is still footage of why people thought he could be one of the GOAT in the first place.

For instance, check out his dunk over Sam Mitchell in the 1995 playoffs. After stealing the ball, Penny runs the floor and receives the return pass from Brian Shaw, before serving up a facial on Sam Mitchell.

Joshua Sexton is a lifelong basketball fanatic, who watches as many games as possible. In addition, He has played and coached the game at the high school level. He has recently started writing about the game of basketball.

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