1993 Nike Camp All Star Game - 18-year-old Allen Iverson vs 17-year-old Kevin Garnett RARE game

Allen Iverson came into the camp without a big reputation, but by the end of the camp was arguably the best guard in the class. Then there was Kevin Garnett, who's jersey could barely fit his lanky frame. His offensive game wasn't as developed as it is now with the world champion Celtics, but he was still punching everything in sight.
These casual summer games are all that Iverson, a 6'1", 165-pound guard who has been favorably compared with Isiah Thomas and Kenny Anderson, can play at the moment. The 18-year-old Iverson was convicted last week on three felony counts of maiming by a mob, charges stemming from a Valentine Day brawl in a bowling alley in his hometown of Hampton, Va. Because Judge Nelson T. Overton has imposed an 8 p.m. curfew on him until he is sentenced, on Aug. 18, Iverson can't participate in the summer tournaments in which he built his reputation last year. Even if he doesn't go to jail-he could get five to 20 years on each charge-he may not be able to play his senior year at Bethel High, and his college career is in obvious jeopardy.
"Sometimes I wonder how everything got so messed up," says Iverson. "All I wanted to do was play basketball, and now I'm in the middle of all this mess."

[@mjmann3647]

"No blood, no foul in the NBA." How the game has changed...

[@efisgpr]

MJ Mann and '90s streetball was "no autopsy, no foul" 😁

[@ryankaarto6493]

neosapiens iopermissions

[@ryankaarto6493]

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[@TwntyUp]

announcer would’ve been suspended for saying blood

[@WallTrapMedia]

Man looking back on these times it's crazy that after his career was finished and you look at the players that have come after him and to make an Allen Iverson you'd have to maybe take someone like Kemba Walker but with longer arms, the ball-handling wizardry of Kyrie Irving, the flashy playmaking of Lamelo Ball, the end-to-end speed of John Wall, the quickness off the dribble like Rose, the verticality of Ja Morant and the durability and toughness of CP3. That was how revolutionary AI was. The Number 3, the braids, the posses, the jewelry, the crossover, the stepbacks, the shooting sleeves, the tats, etc...He literally changed NBA culture!

[@GTR24]

this video is Sasquatch level rare

[@markusgraham6108]

GTR24 that's better than what i was gonna say

[@smoothcriminal4038]

Not true at all

[@TheRealAnswer23]

Here's some shit for you...That's ME at :30. My grandfather, Forrest Harris, founded Nike All American Camp and Spike Lee's 40 Acres and a Mule Camp, along with shaping others (ABCD Camp). He suffers from dementia now. I think he's going to fucking LOVE this. Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH. You don't know what kind of good you've done...

[@TheRealAnswer23]

Wow. Coach Houston Kennedy at the end. My grandfather remembers.

[@AHMAD-2324]

You can see the talent he was clearly gonna be a Star!

[@zitowhuang2986]

AI talent shined from teenager

[@maxweins8445]

Yeah, you can notice how good his handles are eventhough it was a high dribble. And he had large steps for a guard.

[@gradyturner7627]

johnny millers crossovers and behind the back dish at 6:25 was top 5 all time nasty.

[@adrianthompson4833]

This footage is AMAZING!!!!

[@100Grand4eva]

This is pure gold.

[@mindyafuckingbizness9351]

100Grand4eva your smile is pure gold

[@icommentdumbshitbutyoudidn6575]

mindya fuckingbizness creepy ass gtfo

[@killaghostface1256]

Guy Fisher lol creep

[@mikophilo348]

More entertaining that the whole 2017 playoffs.

[@Sgoldensr]

Iverson was dropping dimes in high school....and was a bucket 💯 combo guard supreme and locked up on defense...goat in the making...so wished he played his senior year of high school...all good...still worked out

[@joel8692]

Locked what up bro ?

[@freemancarl]

Far more better to watch than the league nowadays. Legends! Thanks for the upload. :-)

[@drebishop3296]

They were in my city "Indianapolis" the year I was born "1993" ... That's crazy

[@bdpchamp]

"No blood no foul in the NBA" oh how the times have changed

[@jermainehamilton]

This footage is pure GOLD!

[@kudabeen]

You give Iverson guys to pass to he would pass...Croce and Larry Brown decided he was a SG, but his best years were in Denver scoring 30 and getting 8 assist...he had the talent to distribute and make guys better, but they had to be able to make shots and want it too...his best Sixers offensive teams weren't until after his Finals run with younger guys that could do stuff with the ball...we saw AI throw lobs, mentor Larry Hughes, Iguodala, Krover and encourage them to do more and they all went on to have great contracts and opportunities. He made guys like Raja Bell, Jermaine Jones, Todd McCollugh, McKie, Theo Ratliff, Snow look like starters or key guys at times. Great footage!

[@roydubb2351]

Pennywise over a decade always puts up rare ai footage. My all time favorite player after Jordan. Keep up the good workc

[@deserthobo]

didn't have his hang crossover yet but u can see his speed was unmatched also rare footage of iverson passing LUL

[@fwest524]

DesertHobo He got his crossover from a teammate in college ☺ look it up.

[@deserthobo]

i know, he got it cause his team mate was killing him with it in practice all the time so he finally asked him how to do it.

[@WallTrapMedia]

Exactly, I grew up watching him and I remember when Rose was in MVP they said he was the most athletic PG of all-time. Now they say it's Westbrook. I'd give Rose the nod over Westbrook but Bubba Chuck is the most athletic PG to play the game. They were throwing him alley-oops and he was dunking on bigs off the two step drop and he was only 6'0 160 pounds.

[@nasis4474]

Chilanta ... the thing is he wasn't even a legit 6 foot, his height was boosted like most athletes do

[@jameswilson8600]

DesertHobo he didnt have his crossover BC he didnt get until Georgetown he said he learned it from a walk on freshman who kept killing him with it so he asked him to teach him

[@ButchBrown7]

Allen Iverson always been my dude, he had much natural talent back then. Only him and Garnett are remembered

[@roydubb2351]

Ai always Been a great passer and team player. Something the media won't tell you and calls him a ball hog

[@BigLoloFrmDaO]

KG had SPRINGS bro

[@calebthomas3075]

This just proves that if AI would've had teammates he could've led the league in assists.

[@emdot58]

He was ready for the league in 93

[@loveNsuccessfollowsme]

No he wasn't, there was still growth and experience needed.

[@FlashGordon2fast]

Emerson Brown Nah,he had the talent but was tooooo raw,he was very outta control when he first came in after a few years at Georgetown,imagine him straight outta HS lol would’ve averaged 10 turnovers a game

[@jongmacinas2580]

so much for saying that today's players are more athletic. damn these kids were flying and rolling back in those days.

[@JoseViniciusGSilva]

AI was born for this game, great footage thanks for sharing

[@ryublueblanka]

this game looks like a lot of fun to have played in

[@themaze45]

KG was a monster also

[@1300mikehoward]

He caught a couple on his head..... A.I. dominated and seems to be the best player in the game!

[@daftman420]

Who's the number 10 guy on the white team? That dribbling sequence he did at the end is so modern, it matches or surpasses Iverson's handles at that time. Iverson only uses his quickness and hesitation moves, as well as between the legs before crossin' over types of moves. That number 10 dude on the other hand, has all the Kyrie Irving tricks inside his bag.

[@Comeandgetyousome]

daftman420 I was wondering the same thing. Never heard of the guy before today, and I thought I was pretty well informed back then. Guess not.

[@GuapoSantana]

daftman420 Johnny Miller went to Temple then transferred to Clemson

[@daftman420]

Thanks for the answer. I wonder why he never went to the NBA?

[@AgentZTN]

daftman420 modern wouldn't be the right word to use here, guys back then dribbled like that a lot too, specially in less strict games, like all star, charity or street ball games, however social media was nowhere as advanced so you wouldn't see them anywhere as frequent as today.

[@GuapoSantana]

daftman420 Because he was probably the only guy I saw who shot worse than Iverson... He was about 29%-32% from the field in his career!

[@cholli4141]

a handful of NBA and college stars in this game

[@kevinp7300]

Great footage! Wow! Thanks for sharing!

[@user-ty8oy8it2x]

R they no.20 Raef Lafrentz? 12 Trojan Langdon? 14 Ron Mercer?

[@bjnowak]

윤진택 I think so. I also that Patterson was Reuben (I was wrong) walker was Antwon (also wrong)

[@bjnowak]

윤진택 Trajan

[@user-ty8oy8it2x]

Txs 4 correcting. but not Antwon maybe Antoine Walker

[@bhill005]

No, it was Samaki Walker

[@dsetgetatme]

this is PRIMETIME footage right here!!! Allen Iverson was SO DOMINANT at the high school level

[@brandonbombay6338]

Thanks for uploading

[@tonycolemanjr.5730]

The first time I ever seen Iverson play live in person

[@edonbytyqi3157]

Tony Coleman Jr. I saw it was amazing to watch

[@tonycolemanjr.5730]

Pels fan before the boogie Trade I turned 3 the day after this game

[@tymarparker4825]

6:25 hit all tree of yall

[@Anawynxx]

Tymar Parker amazing haha

[@slimdst]

Let's talk about #10 handles though! Geez!!

[@felixycchang]

whos that #10 kid?

[@loveNsuccessfollowsme]

Johnny Miller, he literally says it in the video.

[@stonersimpson_]

I'll put this in my vault and show my kids this in 50 years.

[@irishnurhd3288]

some rare classic throwback raef lefrentz footage.

[@NEO-92]

It’s crazy to see the roster and how many names that didn’t make the NBA. That lets you know how hard it is.

[@elluckyii8846]

thats me when i play against middle schoolers lol

[@fbwkeezy]

They act like handles started with Kyrie

[@25toChrist]

dope video!!!

[@TheNickyVera]

This game is better than the games played in the NBA today

[@mostdeadlygeist]

4:09 55% 3 point shooter for Iverson?!

[@hitmanjackson2286]

Trust me he had the crossover back then.

[@JJWilliams910]

The greatest hoopers come out the east. especially the Carolinas

[@WillyMcGee]

4:08 "no blood no foul in the nba" those days are over

[@llewgibson]

Just stumbled across your video mate, absolutely love the content. Subbed straight away, We should connect!

[@Alex-ew7hh]

who's that Patterson having a dunk fest?

[@harjitpabla4560]

Alex Sirena - it was Andre patterson went to IU

[@Alex-ew7hh]

Harjit Pabla ok thanks. just looked him up. he played very briefly with wolves that's why I couldn't remember him.

[@tsmidds8137]

Watch this compared to a summer league game with the ball brothers and that'll tell you how rough basketball has become

[@jasond.gregory9184]

Great video, even back then A.I. and K.G. separated themselves.

[@geelove44]

Iverson still came out good in the end!!!

[@jakemf1]

Anyone know anything about any of the other players? Many looked real good

[@kslane2422]

Iverson before the crossover

[@DGMUSICisGOOD]

Garnett can't speak english, holy shit, now I know why he opens his mouth so much to enunciate all those hard words :)

[@exillens]

Who is that #10 Johnny Miller in white at the end? Wtf was he doing to them on that play? Why didn't he make it big time?

[@vlawd5]

Holy shit Iverson passing?!!!?

[@quan6079]

I never seen AI pass this much...if he would have passed a little more in the league and Philly surrounded him with shooters omg...

[@JoeMilllionaire]

This video has Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett , Raef LaFrentz, and Trajan Langdon.... All (with the exception of KG) were All Americans.

[@Princeallahagnew]

Reggie miller at the game lol son came outta nowhere like an npc

[@stevenpatterson7954]

The best of ever

[@AntMcQueen558]

His passing was off the charts. I wonder why he didn't run the point much in the NBA.

[@leemajorsherod1]

AntMcQueenSince88 cause he was a much better scorer

[@leemajorsherod1]

if he played in the nba today he would play point guard because they are asked to score much more now

[@tyn6211]

Either Garnett got a lot taller or he lost a lot of weight in the NBA, cuz he looks a bit stockier here.

[@bjnowak]

These two aren't the only future nba players playing. Look at those starters-

[@RO714]

Is this that same tournament where olujimi mann played too?

[@nealpakoti6570]

Iverson clearly was ready for NBA @ 18yrs. Great to watch, dont watch the NBA anymore, the games just not the same.

[@ytrbro1041]

on the red team number 20 kevin garnett and 21 antoine walker.

[@mistersuperjackass]

AI was 6'1 back then? 🤣

[@shinrips]

Is that Rueben Patterson? 6'5" Rueben Patterson?

[@4ktkaram395]

Iverson ain’t no 6’1

[@joshuagarcia4329]

Please somebody could tell me which Nike shoes are they using? Thanks

[@stephenn6657]

Joshua Garcia I believe I watched a documentery on Espn that was talking about Nike's start up. And they talked about how they gave these shoes away for free to the players. just so they would later sign contracts and such. that and for advertising. and it worked. that doesnt really answer your question though.

[@95steeptech]

Joshua Garcia Nike Air Force Mid 1993

[@Rob774]

What ever happened to Roberson?

[@jamesbycinthe]

lol they were giving AI inches back then

[@wavegoat1930]

Is that Ronnie Fields ?!!!!

[@tycheez85]

i used to live downstreet from there.

[@burx18]

Terrence Roberson shout out Saginaw Michigan

[@josephyoung8482]

Allen Iverson wz the truth he goes hard with out using his crossover pure shooter to great speed good passing in that game that boi do what he does best he turned up ya heard me

[@Racingmix]

2:42 from about 70 ft out!

[@CLewey44]

Cool game but got to thinking about Lafrentz's career. Pretty solid at best, avg. 10-6-1 for his career. Retired by the age of 31. My point is, however, the emphasis we put on pro athletes. How does a guy that plays 10 year in the NBA, not that great but ok, somehow accrue $84M during that time frame. That's just his NBA salary. How did we get here that this is normal. Now guys make even more than that. It's outrageous and a shame. Meanwhile, Oklahoma teachers go to school for four years to teach the next generation of adults and they start out at $31K a year, go in debt $50K in school debt to make chump change. Unreal.

[@jackleko2197]

It's called Practce man.

[@devvv4616]

Its not like the government pays for their salary. ALOT of People pay money to watch these dudes, and that money trickles down to the athletes. The owners get so much more from the revenue nba generates Also, to reach the level where you get paid millions, you have to be reaally good as well. Like above top 1% of all hoopers.

[@curiouslymavismade]

Iverson was the truth.

[@najirban]

whew that's some ill coppage on that there vhs..

[@LLCoolLee]

Damn #10 at the end fuckin em up

[@elluckyii8846]

takem all to skool lol

[@creoleDJ]

Iverson had more passes in this game than in his rookie year in the NBA! 🤣🤣

[@ohgee1379]

rare stuff

[@kingofuseddurablecars.ls6040]

Bubba wore number 11

[@oketopapanapa8869]

I would of won by myself!!! #GoatKing🐐👑 #StayInYoLane

[@oketopapanapa8869]

#StayInYoLane 👆👆

[@HEAVYLIFEMETAL]

low rim challenge

[@ddrombo]

most I've ever seen AI pass....

[@qferg2491]

This right here 4:37

[@EGarrett01]

LOL, KG looks like trash in this game so far. I'm 3:30 in and he's gotten dunked on more than once and I swear he just shot an airball.

[@cutypetuty]

This piano is wack

[@765lbsquat]

johnny miller better handles than iverson

[@ronmac5069]

kg..getting dunked on couple times

[@columbusohio72]

nice

[@marcus.6487]

fy fy classicc junt -- kang sh!t #kG #Aeye #🏀

[@johnny10gunz19]

A great player pity he ended up broke.

[@toccandocreacanaleulterior176]

333rd view

[@SvrgitAbsvrdvm]

The fact that the "Nike Air White" team does not have a center called "LaFrentzon" is driving me nuts.