Allen Iverson's infamous 'practice' press conference (LONGEST version)

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It was like any other day in our newsroom.
I was hanging out in our news director Tom Stathakes' office when someone came in and said that Allen Iverson was holding a press conference within the hour outside the Sixers locker room, which is located a level below our Wells Fargo Center newsroom.
Four days earlier the Sixers had been eliminated from the NBA playoffs and Iverson had yet to speak to reporters since the humiliating 33-point loss to the Celtics. Stathakes without missing a beat told me, "Why don't you ask him why he doesn't show up at practice."
So that is the origin of the now infamous "practice" press conference, which was 10 years ago on Monday. I was the person who initiated the practice questioning to Iverson. Remarkably the press conference and the 24 references by Iverson to the word "practice" remains one of the most memorable pressers in sports history. How many times have you seen people mock Iverson's practice rant? Heck Larry Brown did it two weeks ago when he was named Head Coach at SMU.
The press conference lasted 31 minutes and for a good 25 minutes Iverson was combative, heartfelt, honest and pure A.I., which made for great television. We carried the press conference live on Comcast SportsNet during Daily News Live and into Sportsnite. After a few minutes addressing the season and the loss to the Celtics, my question about Allen's practice habits stirred the pot. We had an exchange back and forth and before you knew it, the 15 or so reporters in attendance started digging further into "practice." Iverson was a year removed from being named league MVP and leading the 76ers to the NBA finals, and he felt he didn't need to answer questions about his practice habits because of what he brought to the games. No argument there but I do believe that Allen had the ability to make his teammates better and set a better example for his teammates.
It never happened.
The A.I era moved on without a championship and I can only image how many times Iverson has been asked or heard someone say "practice"? It didn't define his career but it will forever be part of the Allen Iverson mystique, which was tumultuous just like the press conference.

[@chung871031]

Full version is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5vTdWCaj7OkeaM

[@JayRocNikes]

"how the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing " lmaoooo

[@JonoYaGem]

exactly, has me dying every time 😂

[@cindycrawford3672]

+jalen mckenney that shit was funny as hell..like come on A.I

[@edwardsmith3532]

Better for morale to show that you're a team player. No friction on the team

[@BoogzyWoodcutter]

I always wonder why he said this.. Smh.. You do whatever you gotta do as a leader to make the team better and if it's still not working the organization makes the proper changes.. Practice develops chemistry, timing and whatnot that way when you're out on the floor your teammates and you are all in cahoots wit the game plan you practiced.. He answered his own question when he said ".. by practicing"

[@bonnieblanco2840]

What he is saying is how can him practicing make another man play better makes total sense just think lol

[@georgeins.c.494]

I admire him for his success but also, and mostly, for being true to himself and his family.

[@Kashiroymaru]

This has to be one of the best NBA rants.

[@mattwilliams4807]

Iverson was in a bad place mentally and emotionally, and some of the media didn't treat IA like a person. So he basically just lost it.

[@RubbinRobbin]

he didnt lose it, hes right.

[@Fred-fg9dz]

he didn't lose at all man

[@theoriginalthinker9199]

Yeah, and it was hella funny!

[@deedeekelly-iverson8350]

@@muddyjee4681 , 🗣️"HEYYY, NOW, BACK UP OFF my LIL' COUSIN!!" YOU (DON'T) 'KNOW' WHAT he's BEEN THROUGH!!" 🗣️"IT'S (A WHOLLLLLE HELL OF A LOT)!!" 😩😩 *NOT ARGUING* *JS*

[@winstonsmith11]

@@deedeekelly-iverson8350 FR. So many people are so quick to judge. They see the player, but not the man. He left it all on the floor, and that's all we as fans can ask for.

[@TMR2418]

Iverson: What you know about basketbaaaaaall" "Have you ever played??" That is the greatest question ever?? Iverson: 10000000 Reporter: -5

[@mickeymicky]

I don't know you as basketball player

[@HoangNguyen-sy1be]

you deserve the bigggest W

[@Sebastian-dg4fq]

NBA 2K16 my gm in a nutshell

[@linkueiwarriorkamaal9876]

W

[@JordanWilliams-ix2td]

"I dont know you as a basketball player" #DEAD 😂😂😂💀⚰

[@troyez5218]

Even after all these years the media (ESPN) never shows this entire interview, and never tells the entire story behind why AI ranted like he did; he was crushed inside about the death of his best friend and the "practice" thing was just the fringe of the story. Of course ESPN pulled out a sound-bite and made the story what they thought would get better ratings, never mind the TRUTH! Millions of people still think Iverson was talking about practicing, they were never told the real story. The media in this country is vile, this is just a single instance of their corruption concerning sports, what do you think they do with stories that concern world leaders, economic issues, or potential wars? You guessed it, they tell what brings them ratings, never mind the truth.

[@everybodyeatsb1975]

truth

[@OK-cx8mj]

troyez - - - Excellent observation. Check out Iron Mikes post interview of the Evander Holyfield fight. F_ck the media & the BS they spew.

[@AJ-is5ut]

troyez listen I love Allen Iverson but it wasn't taken out of context. He did mean he shouldn't have to talk about this because he thought it was bullshit. It's true he might have been in a bad place but it wasn't taken out of context at all. Listen to how he talks down to the reporter at the end. I love AI but he wasn't taken out of context

[@andrewgoldin6905]

It was taken out of context but the summary of what Iverson said was not so different. "How can I make my teammates better by practicing." Although ESPN took the actual practice line out of context, many other things he said were along the same lines.

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

Bad azz Patriot The whole interview wasn't showed. I honestly never even seen this part until now. The media just wanted to make a joke out of Iverson's practice rant. They didn't care about Iverson losing someone he really cared for. This interview was taken out of context just for the media to joke about something. Despite Iverson lost, too which they could care less about.

[@ThePlasticBowl]

What what's your question.....Phillip?

[@quantumhelium]

ThePlasticBowl Jasner is a bit of a Jackass.

[@solosphereentertainment9163]

HAHAHA

[@jermainehicks2818]

If I'm correct, one of his best friends was just killed around this time.

[@chung871031]

you are right! and ai tattoo his name on his neck afterward

[@mider-spanman5577]

You must have watched the documentary called Iverson on Netflix right ?

[@chung871031]

+Crispy Swiss Yeah, I did

[@mider-spanman5577]

It was a good documentary.

[@zhuyuan0624]

Is that “忠“ tattoo? Means loyalty in Chinese

[@nicegyrl1]

This has to be the most funniest sarcastic rants ever in life. "How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing!?"

[@safersephiroth943]

+Kendra Ann It's tha truth!

[@paulwoodard494]

Actually it's kind of heartbreaking if you watch the end. Its really sad when he talks about his friend dying

[@JonoYaGem]

😂😂😂

[@georgeins.c.494]

+Paul Woodard It showed what is important to him as a man......friends, family and THEN..... NBA

[@stevengardner9564]

... except he wasn't there for his wife or kids, he was out gambling and getting drunk. It's why she divorced him and she got sole custody of the kids.

[@tomsocala3158]

Iverson was going thru HELL at this time, his best friend had just been killed, murdered and he was going thru a lot. People think its funny and all that, but his world was falling apart.

[@weluvkri4442]

💯

[@caribbeanpilot6962]

“How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?!!” 😂😂😂 Takes me out every time!

[@thedynamixx4941]

This is a perfect example of how the media can make something appear in a way that it isn't I didn't know about his friend dying or all that stuff until I watched the Netflix movie

[@crossemup2949]

what kind of movie

[@princewya]

+yo yo documentary on Allen Iverson

[@AntiFakeJewsRev2-9-0Zach9-6]

Marshawn lynch treatment should have been provided by AI unto them losers

[@Duragfanatic]

AI is probably one of the best player of all time. Regardless of the lack of rings he has

[@rabu99]

He is one the best! No doubt

[@traceyoungii3053]

+Overly.Dedicated what rings??

[@BboyZoinks]

randy moss of nba

[@stevengardner9564]

He was good but overrated. A volume shooter who didn't make the players around him better. In the season he won MVP he only shot 42% from the field and 32% from 3, both below league average. Great teams don't care if someone scores 40 points when miss 58% of their shots cause that means most of those misses turn into possessions for them where they can score and make up those points.

[@XxTheIKINGxX]

+Steven Gardner Yeah but shooting 42 percent out of the amount of shots he took /was/ outstanding. Sure, the league average was higher than that but an individuals shots per game by on average was much lower, too. You need to look at everything relative to the way he played and the system he had set up, and when looking at that - you can understand why he was such an amazing player and why he's a Hall of Famer.

[@_JayyOfficial_]

Iverson: "What's yo question" Reporteer: "Suppose you--" Iverson: "SHUDDUP"

[@francesschaefer]

hahaha! Yeah that was great---the press is so condescending sometimes.

[@AD-eh7wh]

Thank you AI for callin out their stupid questions! I dont care how many times you repeat yo words...you deserved better than that at that time!

[@KingaMoor]

Man, this guy might have made some mistake during his career but he was still a great person and great basket ball player. Long live AI.

[@achozenfew]

you dumb hater shut up!!

[@kylabreezy]

+Sue Gorgeous again, ALL lies. none of this EVER happened! Please don't believe everything you see on TV or read in the paper!

[@LimelightProduction1]

john cena the

[@almightysavagge]

Hes not dead dumbass

[@Killaworld48]

😂 Nigga said long live aI like he dead 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@kexu3472]

HOLY SHIT THATS WHY I LOVE THIS DUDE

[@SoldAsIs]

“What’s yo question, PHILLIP?”

[@BeNechelle]

As cool as Iverson was he always spoke with conviction & meant exactly what he said.

[@okiol8509]

they still will never show this whole press conference. they tried to tear him down for years, granted he wasn't an angel, but they hated this man. Hall of fame Bubba Chuck, they can't take that from you! much love

[@amig1234]

It's unbelievable how much criticism this guy got, he worked his ass off and then these idiotic reporters ask him an irrelevant question. He was the mvp for a reason and single handily changed the PG position forever, and on top of that brought such a shitty franchise to the finals. I was never a sixers fan (in fact I'm a Knicks fan) but iversons heart and determination made him one of the greats not of the modern era but ever.

[@MrDodger3222]

+anthony M He changed the point guard position?? He played mostly shooting guard. He was nothing like John Stockton and Steve Nash when it came to playing point guard.

[@amig1234]

+MrDodger3222 he played both positions for that reason! He was one of the shorter players who could play both because he was a great shooter, at that time no one had seen a smaller player like that who could shoot at a high level!

[@kanjeexd5482]

He is in the HOF now y'all!!!!

[@mickeymicky]

Every time I'm having a bad day I come and watch this, always makes me feel better afterward. The best part "If I build myself up and get a whole lotta muscles and come back here n look like Arnold Schwarzenegger, uh y'all gon give me the MVP award automatically?"

[@JordanWilliams-ix2td]

Then add in him mocking the reporter at the beginning 😂😂

[@chrisduncan9116]

Reporter: Could you be clear about your practicing habits since we can't see you practice?Iverson: Anybody tell you that I missed practice... If, If, if a Coach say I missed practice, and y'all hear it, then that's that. I mean, I might have missed one practice this year but if, if somebody say he doesn't come to practice, it could be one practice. Out of all the practices this year, that's enough... that's enough to get a whole lot started. I told Coach Brown that you don't have to give the people of Philadelphia a reason to think about trading me or anything like that. If you trade somebody, you trade them to make the team better...simple as that. I'm cool with that. I'm all about that. The people in Philadelphia deserve to have a winner. It's simple as that. It goes further than that …Reporter: So you and coach Brown got caught up on Saturday about practice?Iverson: If I can't practice, I can't practiceman. If I'm hurt, I'm hurt. I mean … simple as that. It ain't about that... I mean it's... It's not about that... At all. You know what I'm saying I mean... But it's...it's easy … to, to talk about... It's easy to sum it up when you're just talking about practice. We're sitting in here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we in here talking about practice. I mean, listen, we're talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, we talking about practice. Not a game. Not, not … Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last. Not the game, but we're talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that? … And we talking about practice. I know I supposed to be there. I know I'm supposed to lead by example... I know that... And I'm not.. I'm not shoving it aside, you know, like it don't mean anything. I know it's important, I do. I honestly do... But we're talking about practiceman. What are we talking about? Practice? We're talking about practice, man. [laughter from the media crowd] We're talking aboutpractice. We're talking about practice. We ain't talking about the game. [more laughter]We're talking about practice, man. When you come to the arena, and you see me play, you see me play don't you? You've seen me give everything I've got, right? But we're talking about practice right now. We talking about pr... [Interrupted].Reporter: But it's an issue that your coach continues to raise?Iverson: Man look, I hear you... it's funny to me too, I mean it's strange... it's strange to me too, but we're talking about practice man, we're not even talking about the game... theactual game, when it matters... We're talking about practice …

[@benpentland9618]

41 mpg in his career. Who needs to practice when you put it all out on the court every game.

[@rengarth5616]

no one actually watches the full interview people think this is a funny interview but no its about his best friend murdered and losing in the first round after being in the finals the year before no one listens to the full interview

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Indeed

[@MrCarterVince]

Allen Iverson is the goat in my mind. Look at this interview, man. He does take responsibility. He knows he is the best player, so he knows he has bring it every night. He did just that, he carried us to the 2001 finals. People love to hate but the fact that AI keeps it real makes me a huge fan of him

[@saladosinbad3258]

Iverson just stultified those reporters with some explicit, hilarious, in-your-face truth. And he was dead on, being built like the Incredible Hulk won't make a man any better at basketball than a stick figure. Why the hell were they talking to the NBA MVP about practice, as if he just woke up and saw it at his bedside! A.I was right, sum silly shit, and after a lost in the game and his best friend's life!

[@francesschaefer]

YES-my son showed me this a few years ago, and I am a musician who just loves basketball my whole life, grew up in DC I am a short woman who NEVER played but love watching--and was in the pep club in HS, too! Well, the BS people were throwing at him was just stupid and his remarks were just spot on. My son told me about his story, and we watched the documentary on netflix also.

[@gb1709]

Lmao the way he mimiced "He's starting right now Michael let's go" at the beginning

[@gb1709]

Also 4:07 "Tell up"

[@shagreezz3389]

lmaoo

[@gb1709]

MaccBoii it basically means "say what you want to say"

[@mrtony80]

Big Baller Channel he said "Phillip"

[@mattmurphy3486]

Big Baller Channel L

[@georgemcfly3482]

I miss Allen Iverson

[@colerichards4266]

AI was just saying that there's better things to be talking about than practice; like maybe the actual game or how he feels about his friend dying, he never said practice was not important it's just how everybody heard it.

[@jedpauloescartin4018]

cole richardo got the point!! Media sucks!!

[@SuperCamineros]

He never practiced was actually cutting some slack to all those nba players.....imagine if he did practice a lot, he would be lightyears better than all those players..

[@derekgoodejr8788]

MAKE WAIFU'S GREAT AGAIN That’s what I’m saying.

[@francesschaefer]

WORD!!!

[@loganclauser5554]

If Allen Iverson was a few inches taller, he could've been the best of all time.

[@fatihsolak9770]

Size doesn't matter!

[@Twhistle]

I've thought about that, but if he was bigger he wouldn't have had the quickness that he had.

[@lilmercy23]

Agreed!!! And would have won a title

[@JGnVEGAS]

Logan Clauser best crossover all-time

[@Ncloud]

He made his game with his size there won't be another Allen Iverson

[@bobby_D]

I have gone to that complex a million times to watch games. I honestly feel so grateful to have been able to watch AI play for all those years as a Sixer. He was special. Dude would be playing his ass off on a random Wednesday night against Vancouver or Minnesota it didn’t matter. He would be playoff level effort at ALL TIMES. He gave the most effort I’ve ever seen out of an athlete. Bryce Harper is right there too, but man this dude was so different! He gave us every single dollars worth, trust me. And he truly maxed out his potential as a player. He couldn’t possibly give any more effort.

[@starrgazer9]

"What, what's your question... *PHILLIP!?"* Lmao

[@stephenmay1554]

Best Video by far on "PRACTICE " . I WATCH MORE THAN ONCE.

[@chung871031]

thanks man i just tried to help Allen to explain what is happening on that day

[@mistanderson]

I remember watching this on ESPN live over and over again. I love it so.

[@donaldallen445]

Allen Iverson was a hell of a player and as a long time Sixers fan going back to 1978 I have great memories of Allen Iverson and his heart and his soul and everything he put out on that basketball court he gave it his all and that's really all anyone can ask

[@itsobsessionnottalent1427]

Love this interview

[@cjae3644]

I love this! it never gets old! !

[@ludwigvoncocksucker3275]

Allen Iverson = FUCKING LEGEND. (coming from a guy who was never a fan of any team he played for.)

[@ludwigvoncocksucker3275]

MrDodger3222 hey man, he helped out a lot of strippers get through college!! he is ok with me

[@ludwigvoncocksucker3275]

MrDodger3222 dude he said it himself. He dropped somewhere between 17-25 million in strip clubbing making it rain. Look it up. As far as the strippers using that money for college, i have no idea but its highly unlikely. my guess is they blew it all up their nose

[@707milly2]

Trolls with no life

[@Losdeff]

"He's starting rih neow mikal lessgo"

[@joshloach9016]

Ochoga 😂😂😂

[@Maddworld36]

Iverson is one of my all time favorite players and one of the toughest players ever to play and I still watch hours of highlights and all the blowing the team off or not following the the order of the coach or staying late in the gym took the champion version of iverson from himself

[@john50beach18]

This might be the most misunderstood quote ever. Everyone thinks he didn't like practicing when he was just pissed because they're wasting his time asking about something as stupidly insignificant as practice

[@francesschaefer]

I agree--I think what he was saying was that PRACTICE is a GIVEN your whole LIFE and career. ie "It goes without saying, stupid!" How about ask me some questions about the game just played???

[@a2z438]

Love you my bradda ...you halve my full support

[@dickslayer111]

We've talking about the greatest rant, I've ever heard!

[@stephenmay1554]

THERE WAS DEFINITELY STUFF ON YOUR VIDEO I HADN'T SEEN B4. "WHATS YOUR ?, PHILLIP."LMAO.

[@ezellgray]

Really good stuff

[@francesschaefer]

I just love this guy! He was just on the level~he wouldn't have been where the hell he was without PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE, what the hell?? He was already a professional--he did not even miss that many--he was on the edge....but he kept it 100%.

[@oneelrockwell79]

This will be forever Gold!

[@suejaap8603]

everyone assumes iverson saying practice is bad but he was replying to the interviewer he asked iverson about practice and thats why he said we talkin bout practice not the game. smh the media displayed iverson the worst ways and his best friend just died

[@jonah-1802]

Iverson is one of the few players who truly never EVER gave up in the game. He went 100% and sacrificed his body more often than anyone in the league. If he thinks he NEEDS to rest he probably needs it more than any of us can understand. There is no way that someone with the mindset of Iverson would sacrifice getting better if he truly wasn’t hurting mentally and physically at the time.

[@jonah-1802]

He gave everything and was an MVP and was still being talked about in trades.

[@weed4daze420]

Netflix documentary brought me here lol

[@pabloP0712]

me too bruh ^^

[@jackcotogno1856]

+GothamDiesel SAME!

[@solomonbelay3763]

same

[@jacecouturier4232]

same here bro

[@Dreamchaser746]

Same

[@Justenface]

Legendary post interview

[@queenofkicksmiami5087]

one of the Greatest .....

[@jaydubya3698]

Some of the best lines, EVER: 1. "We talkin bout practice. We not talking bout the game, the actual game. We talkin bout PRACTICE." 2. "How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing? I'm the MVP..." 3. "i don't know you as a basketball player....what's your question, Phillip?" 4. "If I come in here, big and swoll and tough, y'all gonna give my that award, right? I've been the MVP, boney as hell." LMAO!!!!!!

[@TheGiftof7PRESENTS]

The entire interview put in proper perspective and people are still on the feed taking it outta proper context. That’s people for you.

[@KingKing-gx9zh]

one of the best interviews in the world

[@HugoBobea]

One of my favorites moments in NBA history.

[@reynaldbautista4904]

"What's your question, "Philip"" LMAO

[@nakiawilliams3629]

A.I. love him this rant is the best every time. i watch it. Love the Answer he is the truth..

[@bobayagga2233]

He starting right now Micheal 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🏀🤣🤣🤣

[@SupremeUnicorn]

Hall OF FAME baby. For life. AI you brought and still bring a lot to ball players.

[@ogb674]

The media only showed he Said the practice BS

[@jordanroman841]

he didnt need practice hes a hall of famer

[@javiergodinez_]

lov this dude !!

[@gbmike99]

"I don't know you as a basketball player" 🤣🤣

[@JGnVEGAS]

hes just great

[@Alpha-Centauri_]

"I don't know you as a basketball player" LOLLLLLL

[@JordanWilliams-ix2td]

😂😂😂😂💀⚰

[@sebastian.7806]

The realest

[@dafloridaman]

Funniest part at 3:18

[@johnnydam8671]

Man this guy has heart and intensity

[@kongmyles978]

Take a shot everytime he say "practice"

[@dodowd9913]

That's gonna be fast...

[@ssriffe02]

Miss u man !

[@fangirlkathnielsone7181]

Context is everything. I wonder how anybody ever got anything from this press conference other than he's also human and that he might have missed one practice in a year but everyone's pouncing on him like he was the worst player in the world. Imagine how ironic it might have felt for him to hear: "you can make your teammates better" vs "you might be traded". I need to go look for that Netflix documentary you all are talking about tho.

[@aksyn47]

😂😂😂 legendary press conference

[@brynx24]

“this what i gotta go through” 💔

[@WaveGretzky4440]

This is the best thing ever

[@LukeShrimp]

For all of you saying he ranted or lost it, I beg you to differ. He handled this like a man, gave them the respect they deserved and told them what was goin through his mind and what he was dealin' with.

[@francesschaefer]

Here, here!

[@gregmontagna]

He’s startin’ right now, Michael.. le’s gooo.. 😂😂

[@red03mitsu]

we talking about the hall of fame !!!!

[@djlovelace6268]

what we talking about practice not the game but practice

[@atsbest4393]

Man My idol real shit 💯💯💯

[@EvanSchatz]

Not a game. Not a game. ...not a game. N-n-n-not the game. Practice. Not a game.

[@5k_jay840]

Miles Highson make fun of him All you want but he is successful and made a name for himself you guys are just siting behind a screen

[@EvanSchatz]

Chill your bitch ass out, it's all in fun

[@5k_jay840]

Miles Highson nigga stfu don't take crazy behind that screen big fella unless your dropping that address below 🤦‍♂️. Niggas can run there mouth for years on the internet but will be mute when you see em 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@EvanSchatz]

you're the one who got all defensive about someone you don't even know when I was just fuckin around, clown

[@Turtlemilk]

“Chill your bitchass out” lmao

[@IndependentWhistleblower]

I'll be damned if this man wasn't the realest to ever step on the court

[@geraldmcgill7994]

As someone who was in competitive sports myself, there's points for and against what AI is saying. Basketball is a team sport so you can make your team better because you develop rhythm and chemistry. You can't make your teammates better per se in terms of individual talent but you can make them play better together. But where none of us can put ourselves in AI's shoes - he's unbelievably talented. None of us know how easy or difficult it is to just turn the switch on with our without practice and go out on the court to put up 30 points and 10 assists. Who knows. But it's still a hilarious and great interview.

[@luhmax9208]

You still talking about practice?

[@scandar812]

“Y’all go home and have y’all a lovely life man. Live it up, to the fullest”

[@vincentmangeaux9419]

Back when players kept it real

[@jaredsmith2639]

I think it's pretty crazy how the press blows things out of proportion. This is man who was a king in his past life and should be showed respect. To me he has one of the most inspiring personalities I wish the best for him his family and friends. Good people always get bad shit..

[@jakeparker2050]

“PHILLIP!!”

[@bradcarter6286]

lol.. Iverson had that cold blood. he was so damn arrogant but so damn good. hard not to like him when he was playing. he gave his all every game

[@suejaap8603]

everyone assumes iverson saying practice is bad but he was replying to the interviewer he asked iverson about practice and thats why he said we talkin bout practice not the game. smh the media displayed iverson the worst ways and his best friend just got shot and killed

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

One of the best 6,2” shooting guards to ever play the game One of the realest dudes to ever step on a basketball 🏀 court 2001 MVP 1996-97 Rookie Of The Year Number one overall pick by the Sixers out of Georgetown 2004 bronze medal 🥉 🇺🇸 2001 all star ⭐️ MVP

[@ucfkid67]

16 times if you are counting...

[@Hubjoyful]

Not a game..not a game...not a game, we talking aboutPractice 😄😄 love this guy 💕

[@jordanroman841]

MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP!!!

[@theuncledrew9818]

A.I. will always be my boy !!. He was Jordan to me. Nobody could touch him. He put his heart on the court I enjoyed watching him from start to finish. Wish he could've ended his career the right way. It didn't have to be with a ring but the NBA drove this guy away. And he was speaking the truth. If he's been going to practice all the time and his teammates aren't getting better. What's the point? He didn't have a condition problem or anything. When he got on the floor he took beating after beating, still putting up 30+ with ease and trying to get his bum teammates involved. Iverson changed the game on and off the court and will never be forgotten.

[@officialdinero7399]

He's startin right now Michael

[@Maddworld36]

That story Kobe told about when iverson was in LA for the finals after they had dinner and kicked it Allen asked what Kobe was up to cus he was hitting a club and Kobe said he was going to the gym and he did and he did

[@mattpavey3062]

MOST VALUABLE PRACTICE!

[@note2owns]

The irony that the Sixers lost to the Boston Celtics and Allen is wearing a Boston Redsox hat....