Iverson Practice!

Allen Iverson says practive 20 times in a press conference. One for the ages.

[@cokefudge]

If you listen closely, you will realize that he is actually talking about practice.

[@mr.dawson1988]

cokefudge 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nahitancavani7992]

Lmfaoooooo

[@lmSloth10]

Really?

[@kaizer5795]

666

[@Jay_Sullivan]

Are we not talking about the games?

[@polartwin]

When you try to reach the minimum word count on an essay

[@jahlilleewilliams6860]

💀

[@Teamwaviimarquis]

W

[@two-face7527]

lmao

[@davidmccalla6799]

Bruh W

[@Racks-Stacker]

😂😂💀 W

[@sanjeeva7]

Here we are in the middle of a global pandemic, yet here we are talking about practice.

[@davidcarter7606]

i just died😂😂😂

[@jeremiescott5444]

Not Covid, we talking about Practice! 🤣🤣🤣

[@360EZ]

HAAAAA! That’s what I’m talking bout!!

[@PeterJstrike]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davesarfo4154]

😂😂

[@robb3743]

17 years later and we're still talkin bout practice

[@tarheel181]

We still talking 'bout practice! Batum needs to practice:)

[@ekbanks]

I just came because of that Kevin Hart credit card commercial with Allen Iverson in it

[@thembankosi9829]

Even today I can't believe they asked my GOAT bout practice 🤯

[@ekbanks]

@@thembankosi9829 If that were a "tom Brady" He would have been applauded uplifted, given endorsement deals for being such a superior athlete that didn't even require practice, But they felt the need to put a guy who could wake up in the morning, eat McDonald's and steal score 60 points with house shoes on.

[@robb3743]

@@thembankosi9829 seriously... I mean what are we talkin about man?

[@benpentland9618]

Iverson played 41 minuets per game in his career and they are asking him why he doesn’t practice. One of the hardest working players in the history of the game.

[@regnash9441]

And they are talking about practice

[@kybelian]

Sport's journalists many of them are full of shit losers with lifetime jealousy issues with athletes. These love it when they see an opening to get on an athlete; particularly a Black one.

[@kybelian]

Just like the PED issue. Has any of these Punkass journalists interviewed a team physician or trainer? What about an owner's incentive to have a player he is paying millions of dollars be able to come back from injury in 6 weeks instead of being out a year?

[@kybelian]

Do you know of any sports talk show that has taken sports medicine physicians to task on steroids? Just look at games, Athletes are frequently triaged and hospitalise but we are supposed to believe Sports medicine physicians, trainers and owners have nothing to do with getting their prized athletes juiced That's because Sports journalists who never played are racist latent homosexuals that put the entire burden on athletes.

[@DallasAnubis]

People always forget or haven’t seen the second half of this scene. This was right after one of his closet friends died. How many players play 82 games now?

[@benadams3569]

Since this day, every time I hear the word "practice," I break into my best Allen Iverson impression.

[@thenotoriousmichaeljackson8938]

Ben Adams Me mosta da time 💀💀💀

[@bowhuntinps3]

Right lol

[@kennethobikwelu2326]

lmaoo

[@rotatingcats]

Same.

[@David.S.]

no one gets the reference when I do it :/

[@dylanhills3244]

Top 10 Modern Philosophers

[@mohitbalani134]

Dudeeeee lmfaooooo😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnsun3854]

would not be far off

[@darioblazevic2430]

Aaaa

[@user-ub2zl2qw2e]

Modern? Ever.

[@wanlitan7406]

It's not about modern or all time it's about how he's a modern person.

[@BestWayKilla]

Two things I am 100% sure of after watching this video: 1. We're talking about practice. 2. We're *not* talking about the game.

[@kevinparrino2371]

whole different story based off what he said, which I believe to be true why we talkin bout practice]

[@user-kr5pt6jo3o]

This made me burst out laughing

[@anthonywomack2260]

😅😂

[@Gegengerade]

3. We're talking about practice.

[@rickycinaz]

Allen Iverson actually inspired me to practice 👍. When I’m tired of training and want to give up I remember this and to only get better is to practice. Thank you Allen Iverson sir.

[@fernandopulido4232]

My favorite part is when he says that they're talking about practice.

[@jesusluvincognito3630]

Fernando Pulido i must have missed that

[@StromLxrd6]

eyefukd oliveyermutherz lmaoo

[@groove4179]

Fernando Pulido Legend comment

[@swim1077]

Fernando Pulido u must like the whole video then huh buster!

[@abbeyhope5929]

Lyrics please

[@kots2198]

When ur uncle drunk and giving you an advice for life

[@tayydeshun9450]

Giving advice about practice you mean

[@thenotoriousmichaeljackson8938]

Tayy Deshun 💀💀💀

[@giannnisantetosubtome8686]

But we talkin about practice

[@giannnisantetosubtome8686]

@Joe Mama but we talkin bout practice

[@loonie2113]

Hopefully I can refind this comment one day this shit gold to me

[@BoyWonder1914]

One of the most important moments in U.S. History.

[@staysolidshades254]

Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved...

[@KillerFix24]

This is a sports clip take that magic man in the sky shit somewhere else. Perhaps a Joel Osteen video 😉

[@nomorecomply4044]

@@KillerFix24 you need to read the Bible and you might get smarter

[@user-ve1pz2ru9w]

@@staysolidshades254 god isnt real

[@EvanBreitbeck]

@@staysolidshades254 Not enough practice

[@stevegust2100]

They'll be playing this clip 200 yrs from now. Classic

[@midge949]

no they won't

[@hafidzmohmar5620]

I need more practice than him - Yao Ming

[@k3V2181]

This is an important pivotal moment in American history. Of course it will and must always be remembered. It is one of the greatest speeches ever, delivered by the most superior athlete, ever known to man.

[@oStealthKiller]

It will serve as a prime example of the early 2000s racism the left points to as systemic (a lot of the rhetoric was “lazy thug gangster doesnt practice”).

[@oStealthKiller]

It will serve as a prime example of the early 2000s racism the left points to as systemic (a lot of the rhetoric was “lazy thug gangster doesnt practice”).

[@pdav9902]

"how the hell can I make my teammates better by practice" lmao I died

[@theredneckfam5890]

Yes

[@jandenextreme]

Patrick Davin me too kkk

[@okcthunderchamps1112]

Yeah, but he asked how he can make his TEAMATES better by HIM practicing.

[@mattyjazzz]

OKCThunder Champs I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say that maybe since he was the best player on the team and was looked at as the leader, there's much his teammates could have learnt from him during some one on one time during a practice. I thought that was pretty obvious. I was pretty good at hockey growing up, but I don't doubt that if Wayne Gretzky came to my practices I could have learnt a lot from him and probably would have gotten better at hockey. The other thing, is like many others, basketball is a team sport and the reason why practices are important is to get everyone working together as a cohesive unit. Learning plays, and getting the entire team on the same page is very important during team sports. All that being said, I really don't give a fuck and thought this shit was hilarious.

[@dipsetny9291]

Yo me to. I screamed out laughing when he said that! I'm dead!!! LMMFAO!!!

[@MarcoDoi]

When you still have 1000 words left to finish the essay.

[@homerun8032]

LOL...................................................................................

[@TURFCC]

It's different! 🔥🔥

[@ante.z.3660]

🤣

[@brianshockley6429]

I about spit my coke out lol

[@rulasmania]

This comment is severely underrated

[@HeebeeJeebees323]

Things we talkin bout: -practice, man (how silly is dat?) Things we not talkin bout: -A game

[@alanscott4574]

Lmao

[@Yummers321]

😂😂😂

[@moekrinkle5771]

🤣🤣🤣

[@projectx110]

"A game" 😂

[@ASoberBear]

17 years later we STILL talkin bout practice.

[@user-kr5pt6jo3o]

😂😂😂😂

[@jeremye1448]

Not the game ?

[@GordonJamesEnt]

The sad part is: He missed practice to attend the funeral of one of his friends that died!

[@JJ-pu9jl]

Gordon James I mean he probably did miss a practice to go to his friends funeral, but it wasnt an isolated incident. He was a 5'11 possibly even 5'10 man playing 41.7 minutes a night in the NBA. He wasnt practicing at all because that was the only way to take care of his body.

[@Jay_Sullivan]

We ain’t in here talkin’ ‘bout a funeral; we talkin’ ‘bout practice.

[@AllThingsElementor]

Not true at all. His friend died 7 months before this.

[@jrdaboy2434]

Gordon James I remember my teacher used this as an example as to why you should always do my our homework (because AI didn’t win a ring). It was a good analogy but he made my nigga AI look like such a wreck.

[@tennispack6225]

Gordon James you can feel his pain in this speech ..

[@GamerGee]

0:02 Practice 0:05 Practice 0:10 Practice 0:16 Practice 0:17 Practice 0:19 Practice 0:23 Practice Practice 0:46 Practice 0:50 Practice 0:54 Practice 0:59 Practice 1:11 Practice 1:15 Practice 1:29 Practice 1:32 Practice 1:34 Practice 1:38 Practice 1:40 Practice 1:44 Practice 1:53 Practice 1:56 Pra . ( cuts himself off ) 2:05 Practice 2:11 Practice 2:22 Practice

[@Betternaw]

Practice

[@pandey2170]

You practiced the art of timestamp

[@jameesumner7396]

🤣🤣

[@inmyhumbleopinion_]

That cut himself off at 1:56 is priceless

[@mrsetamayple]

Wtf 😹😹😹😹😹

[@meadbert]

For context Iverson had just finished up a season where he averaged 43.7 minutes per game while playing with a broken hand. That is more than 10 minutes more than what Giannis averaged this year. In the entire decades of the 80s, the 90s, the 2000s and the 2010s nobody ever averaged that many minutes. In the midst of that he missed one practice and the media killed him for it for the rest of the season. Iverson has his faults but effort was NEVER one of them.

[@mexicano7926]

Are you implying that no matter how hard he tried, AI with his skillset could have never been a more successful player with higher effort and professionalim?

[@meadbert]

@@mexicano7926 I was not comparing real AI to an imaginary perfrct AI. I was comparing real AI to every other real player who played in the 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s and by those standards he was among the hardest working if not the hardest working player ther was. No one else averaged 43.7 minutes a game and today's players don't even remotely approach that.

[@mexicano7926]

​@@meadbert I get your point. For example, look at westbrook, who a couple years back was one of the leaders in minutes as well, he is a pretty good comparison to AI, has not won a championship. IMO hardwork is more than personal output or avg minutes played, it is recognizing your leadership role as a star player and using it to further elevate yourself, which unlike Giannis, its something Westbrook and AI were not able to do. Also no player playing over 40 min could also be because sports medicine has evolved in a positive way in the last decade

[@zoeskee1199]

@Albert Kyle I agree with you. People have all these unrealistic expectations. People forget he's human.

[@thomasmckenzie4584]

@@zoeskee1199 Agreed, except that Jordan, Kobe, Magic, Bird, Duncan, LeBron didn't miss practice and then get upset that people were angry with him. That being said, this is the greatest rant in the history of sports!!! Gotta love AI!!

[@Shameless519]

The last line sent me 😆 Big Ups to Ted Lasso for bringing back this gem

[@Zmj990]

When Ted Lasso mentioned “Practice” i just said “we talkin’ about practice” and sure enough Ted gives the speech close to word for word. Brilliant scene and reference. Iconic.

[@vanessiaclark6701]

Here for this comment

[@cgiacalone72]

My wife and I are currently watching that episode of Ted Lasso, and I was cracking up during that entire scene. I had to show my wife this video just for her to understand the reference.

[@staysolidshades254]

Romans 10:9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved...

[@ethanrobinson9475]

I’m watching this video again because of that show lol

[@josepholiveira8584]

Just saw the episode for the first time. Had to show my wife this clip.

[@torachan23]

I think Iverson was talking about practice. I'm not sure though... may need further evidence to support that claim.

[@rileythewolf8960]

Upon further review and countless hours spent analyzing this session, I conclude that he more than probably was talking about practice.

[@mandem010]

Tora Chan LMAO

[@mendoza2288]

He wasnt talking about a game?

[@mandem010]

lol! Not the game that he goes out there and dies for

[@StewartJsR]

tuoyo awala shame he spoiled that passion and fire by being a total fucking arsehole of a guy wasn't it....

[@willu842]

The more he spoke, the more I was like..."You know, he's got a point"

[@231994C]

"ayo, this nigga spittin".

[@stevewhite9181]

One Scary Cat.

[@mribbon89]

Same...

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

It was after the 75th time he said practise then people finally realized his point about PRACTISE not GAME. He practiced this speech well.

[@hoodiedannyy3769]

@@rejectionistmanifesto8836 we talking about practice?

[@user-pr1bk3jo2x]

This one of the most timeless speeches of all time.

[@kenhe9003]

Iverson: We talkin' about practice! Kyrie: We talkin' about games!

[@iconicspace9611]

💀

[@miraflordelrio8351]

Not a practice, not a practice, not a practice, we talkin about the game

[@defn0tjake]

Mora: we not talkin' about playoffs

[@malcolmrichard9713]

Kyrie : We talkin bout games! KD: so, we talkin bout regular seasons!!

[@GETURHANDSUP916]

Lmao he took it to the next level

[@MrWeaver]

My favorite part is when he said practice

[@vytenissurdokas4614]

All Football Highlights which second ?

[@7beers]

All Football Highlights My favorite part is when he didn't say practice?

[@ZhangtheGreat]

+All Football Highlights Not a game?

[@TheHockeyGuy]

I wish we were talking about practice right now.

[@bigboyflubbins]

What is the hockey guy doing here?

[@jmove7647]

Facts

[@AndrewDaniele87]

Practice washing your hands and keeping a safe distance

[@cryomancerl413]

@@AndrewDaniele87 Yeah we talking about practice

[@lllandvogt5912]

Fr

[@Doug_3_]

Can't believe his work ethic was ever questioned. Dude carried the Sixers on his back for a decade, he was on a level you don't need to practice.

[@firstlast8258]

Not a game

[@ArbiterDan]

we're talking about practice, man.

[@iamlegend5190]

He took old eric snow and old ass mutumbo to finals. He loss to shaq and kobe during they 3peat.

[@vivsavagex]

The only reason he was any good was because he practiced (and played) so much. The season in question he missed like 1 practice and averaged like top minutes played for a few decades. Probably one of the harder working stars of all time. And they all work super hard…the dude literally got vilified because he had corn rows and tats

[@bigsteve8921]

Not really a work ethic thing then it was hey if you're going to be late or not show up call first. If any of us no call no showed at our job we'd get in trouble right? But i agree this was making mountain out of a mole hill, but it did teach me as a kid to don't just disappear or people will freak out.

[@jjmah7]

Larry Brown’s response: “he said the word practice more than he’s actually attended practice all season”

[@youngblacklife9419]

jjmah7 😂😂

[@jonellhaney7162]

Savage 😂... let me get a number crunch on that one.💯👍

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

Larry Brown was a horrible coach

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

@jjmah11 a good coach would have had more control over his team during the Malice in the Palace but no he stood there and did nothing

[@jjmah7]

@@raymondsolisjr.1262 like what? what should or could he have done? you're really blaming the coach for this? this isn't a college team, if ron artest is going to go ballistic and start attacking fans, that's on him.

[@TO8]

How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing! lol classic.

[@lookoutnow4996]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@garym6643]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@plantbasedcarti]

I don’t get it though. Doesn’t practice make everyone better? I’m confused. 🤔

[@David_prod-eNGee]

Michael Ponce, I guess he's thinking about individual practice... Pfft, I dunno.

[@damolaodulate2164]

Pretty much hes saying, they need to practice to get better, not him. Lol. 2020 and still find this hilarious

[@BRILL-vb1jy]

Growing up in the late 90's Iverson was every kids hero. This man is a legend

[@gaypride4945]

♐BRILL 39327 not mine

[@andrewlange7820]

GUNNA LAD congratulations

[@victorgaribay5070]

Not mine either lol. Kobe was the man

[@eddiesoprano9644]

Fuck yall niggaz Iverson the illest lol

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

he stood up to authority like no other

[@Chris_Ireland]

2024 and we still talking bout practice 🙌

[@jeremye1448]

U sure? Not the game ?

[@Chubzdoomer]

What are we talking about again?

[@ImForClosure]

practice. okay? not the game. were talking about mother fucking practice

[@shifosantana4251]

+GBE300 this was on tht meek mill mixtape

[@deliajoyce8151]

Not the game

[@ZhangtheGreat]

+Chubzdoomer Pizza

[@ivansevo427]

practice

[@TheLyricalOne]

We still talking bout practice in 2019?

[@blazn0]

We ain't talking about the game, that's for sure.

[@drozdood9]

Always talkin bout practice.

[@benadams3569]

Yup, seventeen years later, we still talkin' 'bout practice!!

[@tayydeshun9450]

Trish stratus and lita bought me here 😭😂😂😂😂

[@drozdood9]

We just talkin about practice.

[@macorelus5191]

his whole response was facts though

[@Anfubvinch]

It's factually correct. They were talking about practice.

[@Est_Rose]

+Anfubvinch he was trying to say why ask me about practice when you can ask me about my games

[@Anfubvinch]

Est_1998 Rose Yeah I get it. I don't see how repeating it 38 times is useful though

[@bigflipgameunder2346]

Right no need to play your heart out in practice I mean you can if you want to but save that fire and energy for when it matters most

[@gb1709]

True, do they really think he forgets how to play if he misses 1 practice session? Man, we talkin about practice. Not a game, not a game. Practice.

[@bigelile07]

it's 2024 and I watch this at least 2-3 times a year. Its hilarious and never gets old. 🤣

[@kyleoffill7043]

I think this is about practice

[@pbm2324]

nah is about the game :v

[@kishawngoodman9206]

Kyle Offill me too

[@trevormorris6768]

Legend says he’s still talking about practice.

[@UnlimitedProduction1]

Go Texans

[@alhassanrashida9999]

Trevor Morris yes cox we talking about Practice

[@CrimsonUniverse22]

0:00 - 2:18 is funny 2:19 - 2:22 is just legendary

[@MsMojo014]

😭💀😭😭😭😭

[@arronravyb635]

Im not so good in English. Pls tell me the main meaning, why he talks about this topic so emotional?

[@CrimsonUniverse22]

Gamesr Gamsr He said the word "practice" ALOT of times in this interview. That's why it's funny, he KEPT on saying "practice".

[@Cryptix]

+Gamesr Gamsr the main meaning was that Iverson's best friend just died and they just lost a game and it was disrespectful for them to talk about practice while he's lost his friend.

[@arronravyb635]

Thank you Jared! How i understand a journalist told him the he have not enough practice because he lost a game, And then Iver go this way right?

[@ericmaher6606]

No player had more heart than this guy!!! The greatest pound for pound player ever.

[@grateful3300]

Maybe bc he weighed 120 lbs soaking wet.

[@AARONH85]

Hater

[@grateful3300]

@@AARONH85 damn straight

[@user-ve1pz2ru9w]

curry better pound for pound

[@muddomania]

Was looking for this comment!

[@BodegaMouse]

We talkin' about DRILLS IN 2K...not a game, not a game, not a game.....DRILLS!

[@marcogarcia-lopez6]

😂

[@ProliantLife]

we talking bout drills! drills! not the games I spend VC on even when it's my last. we talking bout drills!

[@ChesnaughtyHD]

+Mike Jones (MC Beast) u stupid dh he meant 2k16

[@ChesnaughtyHD]

+Mike Jones (MC Beast) no NBA

[@Knoddingoff]

“How da hell can I make my teammates better by practicing”😭😭😭

[@mikemarc92]

Lmaooooo

[@vinito19]

By doing it.

[@oof3479]

@@vinito19 The 76ers were scrubs back in 01, AI didn’t need practice

[@mashwork6615]

I died

[@davidtimajo7765]

@@mashwork6615 rip

[@astroash]

*the very first meme was born.*

[@tonygee8779]

dat calculation tho first meme was Boxxy

[@justinpinard6434]

internet memes were around since the 90s nice try tho

[@jaywunder13242]

Maybe the first internet meme. Meme's go back a long way. How about We came, we saw, we conquered.

[@ParabolaTool]

You're objectively wrong. Internet memes existed long before this shit. Yes, not to the level they are now but there was an internet culture evolving over time. The fact that it wasn't available to everyone doesn't make it not a meme... it was just the culture of that subgroup that reached a smaller amount of people. Kind of like how any community has jokes that are inclusive to themselves that outsiders wouldn't get. Not only did the internet have a culture and subcultures in the 90's just think about the fact that online gaming existed in the 90's. The first counter-strike came out in 1999. PS2 had netplay in 2001-2002, I think. I used to play SOCOM and FFXI on there. EverQuest came out in 1999. World of Warcraft 2004. This video of AI was from what? 2001? But I don't think it even got popular until later on. That's the first internet meme? Yeah dude no. You're just looking at memes now and trying to compare it 1:1 to things 25-30 years ago. Obviously things have changed and expanded.

[@otiswillingham4108]

Better look up Jim Mora playoff rant

[@TheMom2phoenix]

Looking back, he was completely devastated by his friend's death and everyone made this speech a meme without recognizing the pain he was going through.

[@aronedu]

Greatness 😂

[@xFirstAidx]

That pain is not unique and it is not what is focused on. You have a hard working individual here who is getting criticized for something insignificant. He is showing how it's too common that media and fans will criticize a star player for the smallest thing. How people want to see the best of us fail.

[@DreadfulControversy]

"How imma make my teammates better from practice?" LMAO

[@askewsomething9489]

That had me in tears lol

[@SethFowler]

It’s crazy to me too, we’re talkin bout practice man

[@bowskee]

@Itachi Is Invincible NOT A GAME

[@domolad771]

He is right doh in the middle of the playoffs and we talking about practice man. Who cares about practice

[@jaxonhudie4355]

@@bowskee PRACTICE

[@urazsoktay5275]

Your reviews are amazing man. Keep up the good work. And yes we're talking about practice.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@bowskee not the game I go out there and die for we talking about practice.

[@lukeshaffer9316]

"Practice" count: 24 1/2 (the 1/2 comes at 1:55)

[@erlik07]

its actually 3/8

[@hattrickster33]

Obviously 5/16

[@jimbybee3208]

5/12

[@Hussnain3011]

He also says half at the end

[@stevenahdee2889]

there's also more then 24 in the first place, so another 2 half's would be 26

[@HEMI-MOMMA]

Thanking Kevin Hart for bringing this classic back with the Cashback commercial. Having Iverson in it was the cherry on the top. 😂

[@rikupv]

"How the hell can I make my teammates better by practise?" :DDD

[@donbarone4799]

Riku Väyrynen he saved the best for last

[@mider-spanman5577]

Practicin'

[@MikeyB540]

580 people didn't go to practice

[@joeyzapata6786]

Mikey B You're talking about disliking videos, man, we're talking about practice.

[@GarretGreen]

Mikey B no 580 did go to practice

[@issa5021]

Mikey B Now 602.

[@Solitaryjewels]

+Issa5021 609

[@dylangooger9896]

Now 612

[@homersimpson5391]

He said practice 25 times well played allen.

[@amandafirestone3797]

homer simpson 25 and a half! 😂

[@subswithoutavideo-ne5zc]

Amanda Firestone wdym

[@amandafirestone3797]

100 subs without a video bc he said prac- and then stopped

[@subswithoutavideo-ne5zc]

@@amandafirestone3797 haha

[@kdh215]

24 1/2

[@DrWasim]

Who came from Gerald Undone in 2024?

[@MichaelJLong]

I needed to check if he followed it beat for beat. GU took some liberties but it was still so good.

[@nyarlathotep4]

here

[@timsteadman5230]

I wanted to get the joke!

[@mikey7326]

yes

[@kevinsim1514]

Me!

[@MikeJr9284]

Take a shot every time AI says practice.

[@84updown]

Rest in peace

[@David-kl7to]

.40 BAC level R.I.P

[@stuffradio]

You talkin' about practice?

[@jacksoncharnley791]

The Engie That Cried Nope 😭😭😭

[@jacksoncharnley791]

The Engie That Cried Nope

[@chucknorriss5452]

He kept pounding that in the heads of the media.. He wasn't doing that because he didn't have anything else to say. He was trying to pound it in their head that he gave every game 💯 for that team. And he just suffered a loss of a loved one who died. And they was talkin about "practice". Nobody asked him how he was holding up. Nobody asked him how he was feeling. He's carrying the weight over a tragic loss in his life and he's supposed to carry an entire team of full grown men who should also be held accountable for their game play.. But this dude wanted to ask him about "practice".. Fuckin media don't give a shit about nobody but their own story. That dude deserved that scolding from AI.

[@Blushikami]

Thanks for this comment, I was far too young back when this happened to understand why he was talking about this. The media has and will always be the same shitty media.

[@thenotoriousmichaeljackson8938]

Rs

[@AlmightyDurty]

Just thinking the same thing SMH

[@doofiTV]

He had the stage. That was his chance. He didn't wanna get to personal, then he should just ignore the speculation. Let people assume. There's no control over that.

[@VitoHoffa]

Nigga better practice

[@smokingterd53]

I always lose it at the end. "How the hell can I make my teamates better by practicing" lmao

[@xxxtrddy]

smokingterd53 lol he’s right he’s not accountable for everyone on the teams performance in the game...

[@AlexK878]

@@xxxtrddy Tell that to Jordan...

[@cotyballingall1932]

Xxxtrddy you obviously don’t know how team sports work lol

[@xxxtrddy]

Coty Ballingall I do...but it starts as an individual...every individual on the team has to want and to do better...

[@DanielFlailed]

He knows his teammates weren't on par with the rest of the league lol

[@ericsimonson8540]

I love this line, “we talking about practice”. Will last a lifetime

[@gokusolosfiction7801]

iverson : what did u think of my practice rant russ : great execution

[@jakecarlisle6421]

Anthony Santiago lol. Well done

[@javainbaker3788]

Next question

[@Digz635]

I’m supposed to be the franchise player and we in here talking about practice😅😅😂😂

[@ky5059]

Practice man

[@Dee_Nice89]

@@ky5059 not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last!!

[@rayneboes3890]

You have a great idea

[@fiaestebanlara6092]

5 HUNID

[@KVJ-w7h]

With no rings lol. Carried a team to the finals in 01 and lost because he didn't practice 😂

[@Solostar9]

This speech will forever live in my heart!

[@crazy4corbinbleux]

16 yrs later and back lmao

[@arriuscalpurniuspiso]

It's the best NBA speech. It's inspiring. Allen was so good.

[@macc4271]

Realizing all of this because he loved his friend. Thats a real man right there. If you know you know you aint laughing right now.

[@MrTcurrier]

Ted Lasso riffing this is pure gold

[@dejackjawson2098]

I know I’m pretty late but just finished it and I saw Ted Lasso saying practice and I was like omg this is from AI!

[@birdielee4328]

I see this show mentioned everywhere. I have to see it!

[@marylane3181]

I just watched a Ted Lasso interview and found out Ted’s speech was based on this. I didn’t know the reference so I came here to watch. Very funny, Ted Lasso !

[@jaaifromatl4907]

So this were ted lasso got his practice speech from

[@bigblabble]

Literally just watched that scene and was like ummmmmm

[@ufhdhchshshdhkkmfjfhc2094]

“How the hell can I make my teammates better practicing” -Allen iverson 😂

[@griffinholmes9423]

You can’t make them better you make ur self better

[@travvvvvv825]

@@griffinholmes9423 very astute comment. did you manage to pass high school?

[@forestlink6673]

By leading as an example and inspiration

[@mikemarc92]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@DiosanXaquerry]

Because it is a team sport and you have to play together to make plays like the Warriors ... the more practice they have playing with you is the better they will be able to play with you...

[@itsddashrock]

I saw A.I. downtown in Philly back in July. Dude had no security or nothing.. He was just eating like he was a regular dude..

[@TimothyDonaghue]

Where? I live in Philly

[@itsddashrock]

The TGI Fri near 15th St.

[@soulunbound4882]

he has no money now... obviously he doesnt

[@itsddashrock]

Malcolm X Well shit.

[@soccerboy1996]

Most NBA players don't need security they're fucking ripped and giant

[@cleanslate2004]

I'll never ever forget the word practice again. When I'm old and can't even remember my families names or who they, are I'll still remember the word practice, thanks to Iverson.

[@xfenomenox75]

Did Ted Lasso bring anyone else here

[@33taylorm]

yep!

[@mt4100]

Yes!!

[@kiandodd5670]

Ye

[@AlanMartinez-bj7kw]

Love that fucking show

[@MXG000]

No ,Jimmy F tart .

[@cloehelvetica5090]

We just talk about practice. We sittin here, I'm supposed to be a franchise player and we in here talkin bout practice. I mean, listen, we talkin bout practice. Not a game. Not a game. Not a game. We talkin bout practice. Not a game. Nada nada not da game dat I go out dere and die for. And play every game like is my last. Not da game. We talkin bout practice man. I mean how silly is dat? We talkin bout practice I know I supposed to be dere, I supposed to lead by example. I know dat. 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 talkin bout practice man, what are we talking about? Practice? We talkin bout practice man. We ta- We talkin bout practice. We talkin bout practice. We ain't talkin bout da game. We talkin bout practice man. When you come in da arena, and you see me play, you see me play don't you? You see me give everything I got right? But we talkin bout practice right now. We talkin bout pra- Man, look, I hear you, it's funny to me too. I mean it's strange, it's strange to me too. But we talkin bout practice man. We ain't even talkin bout da game da actual game when it matters. We talkin bout practice.... How da hell can I make my teammates betta by pra-

[@farealwitit7947]

I bet u practiced writin that

[@cloehelvetica5090]

FaReal WitIt it took me a while. And a lot of copying and pasting... Wait... You talkin bout practice!?!

[@t4d0W]

Cloe Helvetica Of course. You're not thinking playoffs... are you?

[@cloehelvetica5090]

BludAardvark no! Not da game! We talkin bout practice!

[@badgirllllll]

Dude, u kept pausing his video and you memorized and wrote down every thing he said word by word? Wow lol u have way to much time on your hands

[@Hirschi74]

NBA2k17 in a nutshell

[@GothamCityBrute]

Hirschi74 W

[@Hirschi74]

ikr :D And to get that Offensive Consistency to 99 without glitching, you have to practice another 20 years after your initial 20 year career is over. But... we talkin' bout practice... not a game... practice :D

[@presidentc4]

Jaymister That's dumb as hell. I'm still playing 2K16. I always skip every other year; they better not bring that stupid feature back this year.

[@hunteroconnor549]

that’s the reason i’m watching this video😂, i dropped a 40 point triple double and my coach said something about practice😂

[@freddyboithagoer6154]

Ahahahahahahahaha

[@thecrow3970]

i was not an Iverson guy during his peak years but i respected the hell out of him. He was barely 6ft and he dominated the Nba as a scorer. This man was a prolific scorer and carried the sixers for years on his back. He doesn't get the respect he deserves now but this man was a baller and a Hall of Famer.

Fun fact: He's talkin' 'bout practice.

[@effortlessawareness8778]

WTF, I thought he was talkin about the *Game*

[@ettel8358]

Oh

[@moneyjay2450]

Is he

[@strssnaruto20]

I like the pause when he is listening to the question and then says "How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing"

[@frankdinero606]

Sandro Santos That part is among the best in the whole clip.

[@craigroseburgh9348]

Sandro Santos Right. Great climax to the clip.

[@ca4318]

One of the most iconic nba interviews ever

[@therealjayz8036]

This is one of them clips that will be played for decades, right up there with the Kawhi laugh and Lebron's "I'm taking my talents to south beach"

[@realQuestion]

"HOW THE HELL CAN I MAKE MY TEAMMATES BETTER BY PRACTICE?" That's...a big part of practicing. Yes, that does happen.

[@JonoYaGem]

Hahaha

[@realQuestion]

+User NotFound Good points

[@KnuxNole]

+The Question No, you can't make your teammate better. I can't name ONE example.

[@realQuestion]

+a If you don't believe people improve by practicing, and you don't believe novice players/practitioners improve more by practicing with veteran players/practitioners, than virtually everyone in sports, performance arts, trades, the military, and every other entity that uses the concepts of partner or team functionality and rehearsal disagrees with you and has for thousands of years. Good luck convincing them all otherwise.

[@MarianoRyu]

+a Michael Jordan made the Bulls better. Enough said.

My favorite part is when he was talking about practice.

[@PraisePrayPeace]

Lol

[@toptier6356]

Lol

[@effortlessawareness8778]

Lolly

[@adambubenik6809]

Not the game?

[@markmac2206]

dammit i missed that part.

[@weightgainjourney8804]

I be in the hall of fame but we still talkin bout practice?

[@aadithyanjr1382]

We talkin about cameras man

[@eightbitJuan]

CAHMERAS!

[@IanCounty11]

He’s a tiny little guard who spent his entire life building skills to go against the big ass giants in the NBA at that time, averaging crazy minutes and puttin up numbers, leading his team to playoffs. And they out there talking about practice man.

[@firstlast8258]

Not a game

[@xenidus]

​@@firstlast8258but practice.

[@danilogustavo7280]

"When U come into the Arena and U see me play, U see me play, don't U? U see me give everything I got, right? But we're talking about practice right now!" That to me sums up everything...

[@1up17]

"I suppose to be the franchise playa and we in hea talk'n about practice..."

[@Wolfsbane909]

u don't get paid for practice, so it's not a real game. So just put in about 20% effort, no need to even go full throttle on it, since NOT a real game anyways. Not like ppl paying to see practice anyways.

[@juggalo1414]

Ben noneofyourbeeswax are you saying practice is irrelevant?

[@Wolfsbane909]

Alex Lehman How does practicing make your teammates better??? Practicing makes the person doing the practice better. I can practice shooting 3 pointers and J-shots all day long it wouldn't make my teammates play any better. It just makes me play better.

[@juggalo1414]

Ben noneofyourbeeswax You need to build team chemistry by playing with your teamates. Learning how to defend, calling plays, being on the same page, communication. If you know basketball, then you would know that the bulls use a "help defense". You cant learn that without practice with your team.

[@Wolfsbane909]

Alex Lehman You mean to tell me that somehow it's my fault, that they don't train and push themselves to the level of performance that is required? how dafuq is that my fault? It's not like they even straight up passing the ball to me anyways. Calling all these wack ass plays that I don't even know WTF they even saying. That's why i am not a big fan of team sports, because it's discerning to know that no matter how hard I train, some wack ass n00b is just going to fuck it all up because they are busy partying and can't be bother to even train in their own time. That victory depends on someone else's ability or inability? Where as one on one B-ball you don't have that problem because it's all you and all that self training comes into play. The bulls defense and offense strategy was "pass the ball to jordan" -end of story.

[@jaygee1616]

Oh man!!! The good old days…. I remember this like it was yesterday…A.I. is a legend

[@__________Troll__________]

*Notice how loose and comfortable he can speak. Nowadays athletes be talking like someone got a gun to their heads*

[@tokeypokey]

Can't offend any twitters and that shoe deal worth more than your game contract. Back when this happened a shoe deal was a flex yo homie tell me when you got your own shoe and it came with a little bit of money on top

[@godsu]

@@Arjay82 Thats the society we live in, thank PC culture

[@sully271]

My favorite was when his then coach Larry Brown was asked if he saw the interview, Larry responded...." he said practice more times than he's been AT practice !"

[@saxenas]

Isn't that cuz they didn't WANT him to practice cuz he had so many minutes per game and he needed time to recover? It's not like he had a history of skipping practice cuz his college coach said he missed zero practices while in college.

[@noeltaylor3594]

it's 2021 and from what I can tell, we're still talking about practice. We not even talking about a game. We're talking about practice.

[@livingechoes]

When he talked about practice, I felt that.

[@PhilJHaast7695]

Iverson said so much in just one sentence. Beautiful.

[@jigsawkid95]

Man doesn't practice seem like a strange word after this

[@trippdocta28]

lmao I thought I was the only one notice that....like who came up with that word

[@cjae3644]

jigsawkid95 😂😂😂

[@mellowyellow6729]

It does though lol

[@legitimatehuman1220]

"Prack-tiss"

[@lionel170]

Legendary interview from a legendary player.

[@alexdavis7872]

I’m 32 and proud to say the best years of basketball for me were turning on Comcast and watching Iverson play for Philly. My favorite player and when he said he played with everything he had. One of the best to do it. I wish he won a title. Thanks AI for all the great memories

[@JaHm3sZ]

Iverson: " how the can I make my teammates better by practicing?" *Watches The Last Dance

[@hodldrs]

My thoughts EXACTLY!! Can't believe he didn't understand the relationship between his actions and the actions of his teammates. I don't care if he missed a practice or not. What he said in that clip communicates a fundamental lack of understanding of the relationship between preparation and results. Talking about practice is absolutely worth doing, and in this clip, he shrugs it off like it's practically irrelevant. Couldn't be further from the truth.

[@jammedhands]

Meh. This is the NBA highest caliber you can get. MJ was special. If being in the NBA or being a teammate of MJ didn’t want you to elevate your game, then don’t bother coming in even if MJ (or AI) was coming in or not.

[@griffinholmes9423]

@@hodldrs cap his best friend died 7 months before this and from getting murder

[@ry03pn]

The exit to the video is the icing.

[@falcon1378]

@@griffinholmes9423 and he played that season with a broken hand.

[@MidnightRider_]

I like the part when we talkin' 'bout practice...mayne.

[@MrDfgdsfsdg]

Yo i hear yo mayne, but when we talkin' bout da practice mayne?

[@jamesrussell9124]

Yunocchi you're corny as fuck.

[@SmellyFartSoHard]

This moment is so legendary even Yao Ming brought it to his own HOF speech to honor AI lol

[@scottberdahl6957]

Allen Iverson was great, he did a lot for the franchise from the Philadelphia 76ers. I loved his game when he played. He went. All out, God bless and cash back.

[@therollupsfruit]

The realest press conference interview out there!

[@dchen1010]

... The word practice seems like it isnt even a word after A.I said it so many times

[@BGBAli]

Stolen comment

[@chadhOneAtl]

This ended up being a good point not just about this situation or Allen Iverson. That sometimes people focus on things that are stupid. Focus on what's important.

[@robertnicholls9917]

That was really his point; stop being petty.

[@josephanderson1783]

Practice is important though

[@nickgrim916]

But like practice is super important

[@Travisbig7]

Allen Iverson is one of the greatest, but he tripping practice is important

[@inmyhumbleopinion5534]

That was one of the best soundbites of all time. I'm a Laker fan, true blue and gold. I sat in Staples Center many a night watching him. He was a superstar circus act. I only mean that with mad respect.

[@trevellelambert6198]

"How The Hell Can I Make My Teammates Better By Practicing?!" ☠️☠️☠️ That's Like Saying That You'll Make Other Students Smarter By Being In Class 😂😂😂

[@tomharrington7985]

he was his teams franchise player, its not delusional and narcissistic when everyone tells you your the best on the team.

[@Juwal90]

💀

[@mulesa101]

I mean, unlike being a student, basketball is a TEAM game.

[@davedzone]

When people are challenged, when people are inspired, then people feel inadequate, they either rise up or fall. So, yes, it matters. AI missed ONE practice, so, not a big deal.

[@nokel1819]

Trevelle Lambert hed Hurt their self esteem if he showed up

[@50CenT123smoke]

"How the hell can I make my teammates better by practice"

[@ItZLoVeCaLi]

I START DYING OF LAUGHTER AT THE VERY END

[@MegaBrooks2010]

"How the hell can I make my teammates better by practice!!!???"

[@packersinhd]

MegaBrooks2010 That was the ONLY thing he said that was stupid. lol

[@armyguy5000]

thank you gerald undone for bringing me to this