⭐️ 76ers legend Allen Iverson talks statue unveiling, face of the NBA & playoffs ⭐️

⭐️ 76ers legend Allen Iverson talks statue unveiling, face of the NBA & playoffs ⭐️ | NBA Today

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NBA legend Allen Iverson joins Chiney Ogumike and Kendrick Perkins on NBA Today to talk about his new statue unveiled today on "76ers Legends Walk", what it means to him and his influence on the NBA. Then, dives into the NCAA Women's Tournament and the growth of the sport.
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@Vibe1123 2 ай бұрын

Iverson meant more to people than just basketball itself. Forever a legend.

@topdogg8244 2 ай бұрын

Trinidad

@Vibe1123 2 ай бұрын

@@topdogg8244 trini to di bone 🇹🇹

@Vibe1123 2 ай бұрын

@@GH-cd6oq nice try bot.

@1990758 2 ай бұрын

Give me 3 examples be nice about it.Don't call me a hater. That's my team the sixers.

@RobinXlone 2 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@19907581. Ppl copied his braids & style 2. Ppl rallied together to get protest and get him out of jail before he was in the NBA, before he was even in college. 3. Ppl always say he’s the most loved nba player next to Michael Jordan.

@umbreonpokemon8190 2 ай бұрын

iverson the reason I wanted to wear a headband, an arm sleeve, a leg sleeve. dude had so much swag lol legitimate icon in basketball history not just NBA. and he had the coldest nickname. "the answer"

@1990758 2 ай бұрын

That's interesting.We were wearing all of that in the eighties.

@watchyoutube9553 2 ай бұрын

@@1990758I don’t remember seeing clips of arm sleeves in the 80’s I must of missed it

@1990758 2 ай бұрын

@watchyoutube9553 I went back home to Philadelphia 1989. At the spectrum Is in the front on the left side down front.

@1990758 2 ай бұрын

@@watchyoutube9553 That's where his statue was at. at the top of the stairs in front of the spectrum?That's where they had the rocky statue at. I have pictures and video of me standing next to it. With my stonewash jeans on. He retired in nineteen eighty seven so he probably got that statue nineteen eighty eight or nineteen eighty nine.

@HOE-rv6ie 2 ай бұрын

Allen Iverson proved and gave hope to smaller players during the time when the NBA was giving importance to tall & big players. He also gave hope to young and small Stephen Curry that small kids can have a place in NBA.

@tweezerjam 2 ай бұрын

I was privileged enough to see his first professional game when I was a freshman in high school. He dropped 30 on Milwaukee and put the league on notice. Dude totally captivated me. I love this man. ❤

@ltod2 2 ай бұрын

A.I. is one of the NBA legends no question he was basketball icon

@ortros1 2 ай бұрын

Luka needs to take him to dinner (at least). This legend hasn't done anything but praising/cheering him on every time he could.

@youngnas15 2 ай бұрын

@TheDirector_ Ай бұрын

U can’t be serious lol

@tuvu6783 2 ай бұрын

Allen Iverson should be on an NBA broadcast like TNT

@jasonhiguera175 2 ай бұрын

The dude can literally dribble a football. G.O.A.T

@lvpradagucci5539 2 ай бұрын

I can dribble your girl

@Byd1364 2 ай бұрын

Kyrie Irving better

@ajizzle8334 2 ай бұрын

@@Byd1364you smoking crack

@josearroyo5621 2 ай бұрын

@quincyrobertson3395 better dribbler maybe, overall playeris AI all day

@watchyoutube9553 2 ай бұрын

@@josearroyo5621I’m going kyrie that’s a walking bucket can create shots at ease iverson would force it with high attempts im going with the naturally efficient point guard I grew up off ai but ky got it done in the finals as well

@Themikelawry 2 ай бұрын

My favorite player of all time 💯

@1990758 2 ай бұрын

My favorite player of all time is the doctor.

@francisnichole5789 2 ай бұрын

Mines too since Bethel high school

@EJByrd 2 ай бұрын

@@1990758I respect the doctor. He paved the way

@Blessed-tn1wd 2 ай бұрын

Mine as well

@DorzellC 2 ай бұрын

Big Heart A.I. I love the man more than just the athlete A.I.. Very genuine and down to earth superstar human. Congratulations You deserve it. All the sacrifices you made is for generations after your playing career. You'll be forever appreciated.

@cutekingdom26 2 ай бұрын

Ai is not just an NBA icon. He is an American Icon. The reason I watched the NBA

@ChrisJoestarr 2 ай бұрын

U know perk hate the fact that AI mentioned Luka as the next face.

@Robj007 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad he got his flowers but that statue is as big as him. They shoulda made one alot bigger.

@SPACEKNOCKERZ76 2 ай бұрын

Smh it’s on legends walkway. Dr j and chuck have the same size sculpture along with others

@WawaMarvel 2 ай бұрын

But when you see most of the other greats of other teams… what size is theirs? I get the explanation, but they need to redo them all bigger

@Smitty089 2 ай бұрын

Nah it’s smaller than him 🤦🏾‍♂️

@chillinvillain8560 2 ай бұрын

Go big or Go home lol @ end of the day very much appreciative they did it for my only 🐐 hall of famer #3 💪🏾

@chillinvillain8560 2 ай бұрын

The meaning behind it is where the size lyes fellow AI fan 🤛🏾@@Smitty089

@thashir4889 2 ай бұрын

I bet ESPN hate that he mentioned Luka as the next face 😭

@SundevilRoadrunner 2 ай бұрын

Why would they care ?

@williamcarter9066 2 ай бұрын

U mean your covert racism went overt !!

@sehlordhorr8540 2 ай бұрын

Did ya see her face?? 😂😅😝

@EJByrd 2 ай бұрын

Luka is nice. All he needs is a few championships to but immortalized like the other greats before him

@robsildossnt3948 2 ай бұрын

legend ai godbless you

@tys1646 2 ай бұрын

And we almost didn’t get to see this legend because of that bowling alley incident

@killerk3431 2 ай бұрын

Most influential to the culture within basketball ever

@gloryroad7452 2 ай бұрын

@@GH-cd6oqhow so

@Phillygoat1983 2 ай бұрын

@@GH-cd6oqwho hurt u lol

@ziggymarley8498 2 ай бұрын

@@GH-cd6oqu a clown

@xJetx 2 ай бұрын

@@GH-cd6oqu don’t know ball 😂 if efficiency comes to mind.

@tyresemaxeyfan1726 2 ай бұрын

@@GH-cd6oqKobe wasn’t efficient but I guarantee he not “overrated”

@akashir5580 2 ай бұрын

A legend. AI, Kobe, Dirk, Duncan, KG, T-Mac… the golden age of ball.

@IAEMThatIAEM 2 ай бұрын

Lol. I was born in 1990. you? lol. your comment sounds like me. Except i always say John Starks; Ewing, Shawn Kemp, Shaq, Stockton; Malone; Kobe, Jordan; Pippen; Rodman. ect

@jamesarceneaux9524 2 ай бұрын

What John Starks 😂

@josearroyo5621 2 ай бұрын

Gotta be from NYC to throw starks in there 😂

@joelewis8992 2 ай бұрын

One of my greatest generations of all time, even having watching Jordan to me, this was the second greatest generation followed by LeBron and Company generation

@kevinsabharwal1822 2 ай бұрын

@@IAEMThatIAEM 80s baby we had magic bird Thomas Hakeem Jordan. Arguably the best 5 ever. So we're the golden age lol

@Darshawnnglynn 2 ай бұрын

Give that man flowers 💐💐💐💐💐

@emanuelfrederick9897 2 ай бұрын

AS A SENIOR CITIZEN WHO ALWAYS LOVED THE GAME "Basketball", "ALLEN IVERSON" will FOREVER be my number one favorite guard of ALL TIMES . To put icing on the cake, I'm a True PHILADELPHIA FAN👍🏾👍👌. I would LOVE to shake his hand and Thank him for keeping hope Alive, when it came to winning a Championship for the Philadelphia 76ers. They say give a person there flowers while they're living. I'm still upset with how the 76ers organization treated Allen Iverson and traded him. What's being done now is Way overdue 👍👍🏾👌😇🙏, because he DESERVES IT 😇🙏👍🏾👍👌

@messiahisaiah7521 2 ай бұрын

Somebody said that’s Calvin Cambridge statute 😂

@johnnychimpo7539 2 ай бұрын

😂😂 best movie

@KadeForever 2 ай бұрын

Look just like him 😂

@johnnychimpo7539 2 ай бұрын

CALVIN! Be CareFUL! 😯

@WawaMarvel 2 ай бұрын

It looks like a trophy. Where they putting that?

@kfree7284 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@blackstaryawdi3761 2 ай бұрын

My favorite player of all time hands down very well deserve

@johncoleman3953 2 ай бұрын

His statue should reflect the way he played. GIANT!!!

@johnvak7390 2 ай бұрын

Ai the goat giving luka probs while media is trolling him

@1990758 2 ай бұрын

Is he the goat or you just like saying that word.

@johnvak7390 2 ай бұрын

@@1990758 G.O.A.T

@Fields2 2 ай бұрын

Allen iverson statue always gonna be remembered 😢

@WawaMarvel 2 ай бұрын

As the smallest. It looks like a trophy.

@shifteyyy 2 ай бұрын

@@WawaMarvelthey made it true to size😭

@RestnPepperonis 2 ай бұрын

@@shifteyyy lol thats fd up man

@WashinRob 2 ай бұрын

Even the Rocky statue is bigger than him and he was a fictional character, imagine that!

@CoachRJ334 2 ай бұрын

My goat 🐐...Icon legend he is the Answer .....Go Sixers 🎈

@terrywalt8858 2 ай бұрын

I grew up in Philly in the 90's and 2000's watching A.I. play. I thought every shot he attempted was going in. Respect to the greatest Sixer of all time. They need to give him a big a## statute like they got Rocky for real for real. Respect to A.I.

@Chrisinlgy 2 ай бұрын

statue should've been AI stepping over Ty Lue

@andregeogarcia4216 2 ай бұрын

MY IDOL

@Top-Kek 2 ай бұрын

🐐 'nuff said!

@Flaminhotmo247 2 ай бұрын

🙌🏾 Icon 👏🏾

@trapmiller5111 2 ай бұрын

Man that’s a trophy not a statue

@warrenspeaks 2 ай бұрын

Outstanding content.

@ziggymarley8498 2 ай бұрын

All the ppl complainin abt the statue dont live in or around Philly n it shows! Theres a walk of fame at the trainin complex that has all the sixers greats statues outside n theyre all the same size as A.I.'s... Yall need to relax n talk abt wat u kno!

@SPACEKNOCKERZ76 2 ай бұрын

Word. It’s said in the vid and they can just look it up lol

@SLSMe 2 ай бұрын

And it’s a retarted idea 🤷🏾‍♂️

@SLSMe 2 ай бұрын

No disrespect to you but I think he should have a more prominent location.

@SPACEKNOCKERZ76 2 ай бұрын

@@SLSMe the sixers don’t own Wells Fargo. If they build a new arena like they’re planning now I def thinks he gets a more traditional statue. This is just smaller scale for the facility they own across the bridge.

@ThreePointThreat 2 ай бұрын

AI is the reason I fell in love with basketball. Congrats to AI!

@TheOfficialSlyBandit 2 ай бұрын

The reason i picked up a basketball 🏀 will always be my favorite player of all time till i die

@gsc76 2 ай бұрын

How could anyone not like Iverson?

@prof3ssor178 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations The Answer! Legendary💐

@Guyjuhijiyiijygi 2 ай бұрын

Legendary 🔥🔥

@dloskee90 Ай бұрын

So glad my favorite player is getting his roses rn ... THE GREAT ALLEN IVERSON AKA "THE ANSWER"

@SpefyTv 2 ай бұрын

Not having his statue outside the arena is crazy & should have been bigger . But 🫡 tho

@Eddie_Z 2 ай бұрын

Mamba smiling down on you brotha RIP Kobe and Gigi

@BROWNSTONEBEAR-1983 2 ай бұрын

Ai with the fro on slam magazine was the toughest

@ms.congeniality3976 2 ай бұрын

😢❤

@Gomodeathletics 2 ай бұрын

Chuck💪🏾

@borood1188 2 ай бұрын

Who would have ever thought that AI would end up being one of the most humble, mellow, nicest former players ever.

@Blessed-tn1wd 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@dons731 2 ай бұрын

Correct duo team to interview the legend3

@WuTangKlanKiller 2 ай бұрын

Legends aren't born there made 🙏

@Jacob_Spang 2 ай бұрын

Unstoppable force

@soufatldude700 2 ай бұрын

Somebod said Somebody said that's Calvin Cambridge statute 😂

@malcolmwayne8457 2 ай бұрын

🤦🏽‍♂️😂

@RonMeek 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations iverson

@yowhatsmyname 2 ай бұрын

The killer crossover is perfect

@alphamalementality7105 2 ай бұрын

Ai was my hero and still is one of my favorite basketball players 💯

@brodericksimpson6049 2 ай бұрын

Larry Brown and a bunch of teammates showed up for him. Pat Croce and Billy King too. Great to see.

@Homiford 2 ай бұрын

Really can’t put into words what he did for me as a kid no other player had the impact he did

@danielcurry4011 2 ай бұрын

Allen Iverson vs Muggsy Bogues would love to see those matchups rare times Allen has a height size advantage.

@josearroyo5621 2 ай бұрын

AI used to take a BEATING and would still keep attacking the paint. LEGEND!

@j26Beezy 2 ай бұрын

Man I wish he had a great team behind him to help him get that ring. AI deserved it more than anyone

@thegodbox12 2 ай бұрын

AI my favorite basketball player

@cinderblock5651 2 ай бұрын

Just wished it was a bigger statue, but outside Dr J and Wilt, Allen is the goat in the sixers organization, and honestly the only reason I got into basketball was him, first jersey purchased too

@audleybutler8732 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations A.i you deserve it

@J.J.Redick 2 ай бұрын

2:42 the genuine smile he had when perk mentioned the young dudes a.i doesn’t have a hateful bone in his body. unlike shaq

@elijahruderman 2 ай бұрын

AI always gives the current generation their credit. He also is relatively humble about what he did and how good he was. I’m not an AI fan necessarily but I can always appreciate him never bashing the current generation.

@Daffy_C 2 ай бұрын

A TRUE legend in the sport & and in the life of black men everywhere. I idolized this man from the moment he was a rookie, ion think ppl understand his impact on and off the court. Shoutout to the ppl's GOAT...🔥🔥🔥

@jake-qn3tl 2 ай бұрын

That's kinda embarrassing

@anthonystubbs1978 2 ай бұрын

✨

@reembright4231 2 ай бұрын

Statue ?? Or a trophy

@Kelthagreat97 2 ай бұрын

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

@agrey832 2 ай бұрын

*STILL* my Favorite player of all-time!!!

@eliasarechiga1927 2 ай бұрын

Practice, we talking about practice, practice. Classic line

@LilAlpo1 2 ай бұрын

Not a game. Not a game.

@drecool6976 2 ай бұрын

Need one of those hats A I

@kkalauli23 2 ай бұрын

Jordan's were everything in the 90s but everyonr that loved jordan also bought AI shoes i had rvery pair they was even better on the court my favorite player of all time

@Anton-oy3vm 2 ай бұрын

AI had Perk giggling a lot

@KJ-gs1lp 2 ай бұрын

Someone said they gave my dawg a garden gnome 😅

@sauce23d 2 ай бұрын

Bro that should be way bigger he not even that tall smh you the goat chuck

@MikeNoMichael 2 ай бұрын

I have a 1a and 1b of favorites hes 1b. Cant explain the impact in a short manner.

@peacelight9640 2 ай бұрын

Bubba Chuck love you homie...Stuart Gardens N.N....IYKYK!!!

@thamoneyent 2 ай бұрын

Ai one of one's..nobody ever had a crazier crossover

@seanleaf3165 2 ай бұрын

i thought that was a draft but thats the statue? that tiny thing? lmao im on the floor laughing at this!

@user-rx7hn9li5c 2 ай бұрын

There was MJ, Iverson and Kobe in that order as my GOATS of the NBA

@martinflores7354 2 ай бұрын

Even Allen can’t deny Luka’s skill

@CGoody564 2 ай бұрын

I grew up when the sixers sucked and AI was all we had (no shade to Eric Snow, Aaron McKee, Theo Ratliffe, love em all but they ain't AI)

@philw9787 2 ай бұрын

Hard comment, Iverson my favorite, pattern my game after him. Of course on court called me "young scottie"

@qret-dv5ym 2 ай бұрын

That's the Allen Iverson pendant.

@STELLARMIGHTY 2 ай бұрын

That’s an Action Figure

@chillinvillain8560 2 ай бұрын

Well you figure AI🐐 was about that action 🔥🔥🙌🏽

@LoScrila84 2 ай бұрын

They got my boy statue out a cracker jacks box 😂😂

@RaheemC26 2 ай бұрын

Perk lookin like a little kid when AI first come on 😂

@dmvbawse4265 2 ай бұрын

Should have given him a big statue.

@cane2486 2 ай бұрын

Perk mad early me laugh talking about wearing 5X T-shirts because iverson. like that wasn’t his normal size anyways 🤣

@mamkep 2 ай бұрын

😂

@XChronicHash 2 ай бұрын

they did him dirty with that statue

@WashinRob 2 ай бұрын

Yea and the Rocky statue is bigger than him lol

@RobertHerred 2 ай бұрын

Allen Iverson took da Sixers 2 da finals literally by his self

@Mike1ex537 2 ай бұрын

That ain’t no statue that’s a trophy

@dt8762 2 ай бұрын

Is the title English language?

@collinsk85 2 ай бұрын

Legendary AI, Pound for Pound Nobody Does it Better GO SIXERS 🖤❤️👑🏆🏀🙌🏾

@cdrum5994 2 ай бұрын

It’s not a statue but rather a sculpture. Furthermore, the 76ers will be keeping it indoors - which sucks for the fans - we can’t ever see it. AI deserved that honor and homage - he played with his heart and we in Philly love him.