Allen Iverson Opens Up About Why Losing The NBA Finals Affected Him

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3 ай бұрын

Allen Iverson and Shaq played each other in the 2001 NBA Finals. Now on today's episode we dive deep into how he feels over 20 years later.
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@bballwalli 2 ай бұрын

Iverson is one of my all time favorite players growing up. Even without a ring, he will always be a legend. No matter what people said, he was always himself. Respect and love always AI

@raydawg6364 3 ай бұрын

Allen Iverson has always been my favorite player. And Shaq is the man!

@ThraxioLarge 2 ай бұрын

Iverson is my fav player too

@RevoZtuns 3 ай бұрын

AI is like Randy Moss. Living proof that no ring shouldn’t limit you from being considered an ALL TIME great.

@fizzle2323 3 ай бұрын

And AI was hella good in football too the same way Randy Moss was good at basketball

@MaddNomad1015 2 ай бұрын

I’d say he’s like the Mike Vick. Both of those players went to the same high school and transcended in their craft. …..minus the end of career stuff.

@bob-mb6ub 2 ай бұрын

Wherever Ai and mike Vick are from I bet all the scouts flooded Virginia or whatever neighborhood they’re both from since they apparently grew up in the same hood

@idiot979 2 ай бұрын

@@MaddNomad1015Michael Vick was nowhere near as good at football as AI was at basketball lol

@JACQUEZJOHNSON23 2 ай бұрын

@@g..._anthony27great analogy

@jakejackson1189 3 ай бұрын

AI averaged 36-6-4 in that series if only he had more help he’d be a champion… he’s a good example for why championships can be overvalued in debates

@Tacodip420 3 ай бұрын

If accolades didn’t matter iverson would be in the goat convo

@HeynowHeynowheynow 3 ай бұрын

Certain championship’s can. Nobody was beating the Lakers at that time only the Kings and Blazers legit were close.

@perrycoffey5410 3 ай бұрын

@@Tacodip420it's conversation if you don't know how too spell it don't abbreviate it such a stupid habit too develop

@Tacodip420 3 ай бұрын

@@perrycoffey5410 well I suggest you stop deep throating hotdogs it’s a bad habit to develop

@seunokix9319 3 ай бұрын

@Whocareseatme I agree with you on that. Even if Iverson had Tim Duncan on his team, they weren't beating the Lakers in that finals. Like A.I said, Shaq was fucking dominant in that series. And Kobe was a force to be reckoned with. They had the perfect squad

@trueempire8948 3 ай бұрын

2000-2002 Lakers was definitely a juggernaut team indeed. Shaq was literally unstoppable literally! those three years smh That was some great NBA basketball back then unlike today smh.

@BluntVille 3 ай бұрын

Bruhh the nba finals back then were really the western conference finals !! lmaooo those portland and Sac Series Were fknnn Classiccc!!!!

@aceassn716 2 ай бұрын

Blazers choked 15point lead in 2000 Refs screwed Kings in 2002 (samaki walker 3 was late but counted before halftime) 01 was their best team 03 Spurs were better an 04 Pistons stomped them in 5games

@JACQUEZJOHNSON23 2 ай бұрын

@@BluntVillefacts

@BluntVille 2 ай бұрын

I grew up near portland I wasnt allowed to like the lakers but knew shaq n kobe were the real deal!! @@JACQUEZJOHNSON23

@hideftone 3 ай бұрын

Yo, having these guys tell thesse stories is huge. Like, hearing all the OGs talking about the game and giving all the background info is just gold. To Philly Chuck is Big Meech, Barack Obama, and King. His game embodied the spirit of our city. Pat Croche and A.I. had us believing we could really do it... and the crazy thing is the Lakers were undefeated until Game 1. I swear after Game 1 in Philly the streets was on fire, like we won the chip. Thanks for supplying the Time Machine, Shaq.

@moneymentality6552 3 ай бұрын

Allen and Shaq. I'm not sure you both realize the affect you had on us, who are now in our 30s and 40s. For those of us from humble beginnings, you provided an avenue for us to own a stylish shoe....UNLIKE MIKE.

@prilljazzatlanta5070 3 ай бұрын

Shaqs are stylish?

@Bang-bangNinersgang-hv5yt 2 ай бұрын

Got to say it though if it wasn’t for Jordans, nobody would care about them making stylish shoes

@bkspencer84 3 ай бұрын

Allen Iverson is my favorite player growing up.

@Pogslammers 3 ай бұрын

My one and only game I've ever been to was Sixers vs Bulls and it was the game he crossed up Mike. I walked into that arena with a Stackhouse Jersey and left with a Iverson Jersey. That night he became my all time favorite sports player.

@Zikoom 3 ай бұрын

The way AI looked at the camera when Shaq was talking about Matumbo talking smack

@liulbitew14 3 ай бұрын

Dikembe held Shaq to 35 and 15 😂😂

@EJByrd 2 ай бұрын

I remember watching Shaq backing down Mutumbo throwing elbows and bussing Mutumbo's lip. I said to myself " Damn imagine trying to guard that"

@rashanterogers3711 2 ай бұрын

Jesus funny af when I read the comments

@sdn4134 2 ай бұрын

The Iverson shoes still fresh as hell. And that step over Lou hoodie Adam got on gangster.

@thnkn-fi 3 ай бұрын

The guy Reggie he talks about, his man, is truly and great friend and was a great point guard in his own right...grew up down the street from him...and credit me being a great pg to him...AI loyalty is unmatched

@JimmyGwop 3 ай бұрын

A.I the goat to me , I feel if he had a ring he would be considered a top ten player to everybody … he changed the game, anyone can’t say that

@StandingStones409 3 ай бұрын

Dude, so many legends in the 90s had the misfortune to be playing in the same era as the Chicago Bulls.

@raulmelo5881 2 ай бұрын

He still in my top ten , and also my favorite player ever growing up

@nmr20067 3 ай бұрын

Everybody in Basketball needs help. All the greats needed help. MJ needed help. Lebron needed help Kobe and Shaq had either other and had help when they were not together anymore. It’s a team sport! AI needed help. He had that team on his back..

@DMalltheway 2 ай бұрын

Mutumbo coming in via trade helped them get to the finals.

@sebastiana2060 3 ай бұрын

Affect bro wtf

@tasthemeatnottheheat164 3 ай бұрын

clicked just to say this smh

@ruggedmeetsrefined5345 3 ай бұрын

Affect is the verb Effect is the noun

@JohannesWOW 3 ай бұрын

Who axed you?

@chiang2000 3 ай бұрын

Everyone's a pendant

@benjaminrush9706 3 ай бұрын

@@JohannesWOWprobably your wife

@JTD472 3 ай бұрын

It’s not that simple. The title is still wrong for what they meant, but there absolutely is “affect” as a noun and “effect” as a verb as well. They are more specific cases, but not unheard of by any means. Ill post them next for your learning pleasure

@JTD472 3 ай бұрын

EFFECT as a verb (used with object) to produce as an effect; bring about; make happen; accomplish: The new machines finally *effected* the transition to computerized accounting last spring. AFFECT as noun Psychology. feeling or emotion. Psychiatry. an expressed or observed emotional response: Restricted, flat, or blunted *affect* may be a symptom of mental illness, especially schizophrenia.

@javianjohnson8746 2 ай бұрын

Allen Iverson is MY all time greatest player ever! Love his game

@jacobruckerruck 2 ай бұрын

00:55-1:13 shaq couldnt even play the humble role 😂 he had to laugh 😂

@bcflavor 2 ай бұрын

Shaq is so far from humble.

@oocinom 2 ай бұрын

Ai solo carried the sixers just like Kidd. Super rare talent

@crashoverride23 3 ай бұрын

I remembered that game like yesterday. I'm a Jordan guy but I'm from the 757 just like Allen so it's only natural for me to pull for the hometown kid. Ppl from the 757 are machines we play no matter what thru injury thru pain thru weather it doesn't matter. The rest of the world was in awe at how tough Iverson was but not us because that's just normal behavior for athletes in the 757. The Mike crossover wasn't that bad at all Jordan was still there contesting the jumper so I'm not really sure why ppl even bring that up he didn't break his ankle he didn't make him fall he got a 6 inches of separation that's it. He puts his hand under the ball for every crossover which is a text book carry/travel but the league was and is still allowing it. I love bubba chuck but his crossovers are 100% a carry.

@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 28 күн бұрын

That impression of Mutombo was hilarious 😂

@pvybe 3 ай бұрын

Once you try to beat me to the spot, you in trouble. Yes sir. Time to watch some AI crossover highlights. Great show fellas! Made my day.

@Leftyin2024 Ай бұрын

MAN I can listen to AI appreciate other players of his era ALL DAY!

@hy2473 3 ай бұрын

damn sick hoodie

@abrahamcantu6147 2 ай бұрын

I'm still mad at Orlando for choosing Brian Hill over Shaq.

@ItsDJNoName 3 ай бұрын

So Iverson finally admitted that he didn’t have a left hand. That makes what he did in the league even more special knowing that he went one way!

@TC-yx1qt 3 ай бұрын

I've never noticed that his left lacked in any way, is that a common thought or something before this interview?

@ItsDJNoName 2 ай бұрын

@@TC-yx1qt yeah actually. If you rewatch the Raptors series in 2001, Alvin Williams always forced him left. Didn't work lol but the game plan was there.

@adub92199 2 ай бұрын

I love AI but this gotta confirm Kyrie has a better handle considering he’s ambidextrous with the ball

@ItsDJNoName 2 ай бұрын

@@adub92199 Iverson even says it himself

@crillz9660 2 ай бұрын

⁠@@adub92199im pretty sure that everyone including AI says kyrie is the greatest ball handler to ever play in the league

@macklane4127 3 ай бұрын

Thats heck of rare❤

@karenmorgan8900 3 ай бұрын

Yes Shaq the Micheal Jordan one!!! That crossover was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Blessings to Allen and Shaq✊🏾🤲🏾🙌🏾

@Wrathofkala 3 ай бұрын

All I have to say about this as a 76ers fan we had 3 guys playing on one leg (Snow, McKie, Lynch). If those guys were healthy, we could have gotten another game or 2 for sure.

@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 28 күн бұрын

That team needed more offensive players than just AI. I was rooting hard for them in that series and I'm a Celtics fan.

@shootthejay7002 3 ай бұрын

That crossover on Antonio Daniel’s is one of the best I’ve ever seen. He did him bad lol

@gianmarcoortu7764 3 ай бұрын

Allen changed a lot in basket, i'm writing from Italy and you can't know how AI was a God for us. He was something different from anybody else and a real gift for this sport.

@juski8 3 ай бұрын

The BEST THAT DO IT!!

@tys1646 3 ай бұрын

That 76ers team was almost full of injuries

@aaronorange6732 3 ай бұрын

I remember Dikembe talkin trash this series he said Shaq was like elephant back home😂😂

@johnpaulgonzalez9016 2 ай бұрын

If you guys watched game 1. AI was cooking in the first half, on pace to probably 60 until Tyronn Lue checked in. You guys may have remembered AI stepping over him but before that he gave AI problems, 2 consecutive steals and was face guarding him the entire time he was in the game. AI really defined what heart really means.

@jiggacho 3 ай бұрын

The AI crossover. Icon basketball move of all time. Has to one of the fastest basketball skills that trended worldwide. If you were a young balla at that time you know it was a must move to have in your balla bag, streetball Everybody was trying to do it. The move was so popular. So eventually you had to know how to defend it. If you had both in ur balla bag, oh man Forget about it.

@TyrellGray-qq9ch 3 ай бұрын

I remember watching that game live vs Wizards the way he set up that crossover on Antonio Daniels I couldn't believe it because he dropped him Daniel got back up and got dropped again😅

@jstewlly4747 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact if you see the AI step over PAY ATTENTION to PHIL JACKSON he hated Iverson and you can see him get mad telling AI to go!

@Payydae 2 ай бұрын

Iverson Ona pause too funny 😭😭

@AyoHAD 2 ай бұрын

where can i get that hoodie tho? 🤣

@devantejackson5085 3 ай бұрын

"Killers Respect Killers"-A.I. on Kobe Basically A.I. versus Kobe & Shaq. If it wasn't for that Duo A.I. would've had about 2, 3 Rings/Championships 🏆🏆🏆. Rest in Peace to Kobe "Bean" Bryant 🙏🕊️AKA "The Black Mamba" 🐍#8#24

@stanclare-sh6vi 3 ай бұрын

Dude's got a Blue Jay Cap On .. I love Allen even more now .. but everything Allen says here is almost hilarious because he breaks down the game with honesty and he's absolutely correct about how he would do in today's game .. which makes it hilarious about how far todays game has gone backwards since a certain unnamed somebody has become the face of the NBA .. the NBA players of the 80's and 90's would regulate MOST of the players of today to the WNBA ..

@2pacthegreatestofalltime 2 ай бұрын

AI was a beast in football. He was Michael Vick before Michael Vick. Real talk! AI is one of my all time greats. I'm taking him over many point or shooting guards who has rings. AI another level 💯

@MrEOM41 2 ай бұрын

That Sixers team only had Iverson as an offensive threat, AI needed a co star ⭐️ that’s the worst team outside the Cavs to make the finals.

@8ight6ix0z 3 ай бұрын

2:59 this line is crazy sus. He couldn’t have phrased that better? 😭

@MrSilus2000 2 ай бұрын

35 15 single coverage is a good job. That’s like a season average when he’s motivated and going against double teams

@atlnla4112 3 ай бұрын

The reason why I think people with simple minds counting championships is disrespectful to sports. Guys like Iverson that made it to the finals basically by himself without other all star caliber players on his team should get a lot more credit than they get. I think they achieved more than some players that have won championships against teams that just weren’t as good.

@josevitor7266 2 ай бұрын

ai 2001 run, bron 2018, butler 2020 ... are more impressive than a lot rings

@atlnla4112 2 ай бұрын

@@josevitor7266 I agree. What AI did in that playoff with basically no help, going against giants was more impressive than winning it when you’re supposed to with Shaq and Kobe.

@terrellevans327 2 ай бұрын

@@josevitor7266Jimmy Butler in 2023 as well

@DMalltheway 2 ай бұрын

Mutumbo made all stars in 2002 dude.

@atlnla4112 2 ай бұрын

@@DMalltheway okay one who was an aging defensive specialist.

@HoodBatman 2 ай бұрын

07:05-07:08 😂😂😂😂😂

@MrLogan-qw3zl 2 ай бұрын

Should say “affected” in the title.

@DJ_Big_Bear1 2 ай бұрын

AFFECTED

@salmanrashid5526 3 ай бұрын

Iverson repp’in the TDot! Respekkkk!!

@iAmEdwinHamilton 3 ай бұрын

AI owe Antonio Daniels reparations 😂

@nickfrodsad1161 3 ай бұрын

Affected

@hendrix8549 3 ай бұрын

They said it right

@hendrix8549 3 ай бұрын

I googled it

@onlyinsports 3 ай бұрын

******AFFECTED******

@billbangz 3 ай бұрын

If Shaq or Kobe had gotten injured, Iverson would've definitely won that series. He just couldn't beat both of them...

@reasedogable 2 ай бұрын

I don’t believe if Kobe went down they would have won, they still would’ve had no answer for Shaq

@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 28 күн бұрын

Plus there was very little offense besides Iverson.

@anthonylockhart6120 2 ай бұрын

Put young 2005 carmelo on that 2001 76ers team with prime Iverson

@SmirkSmiley-cm9bm 3 ай бұрын

Yal😢 both are goat.973

@milkchoc101 3 ай бұрын

Affected **

@theprometheu5 3 ай бұрын

I'm 30 and I can tell you AI had a lot bigger influence on me on and off the court than MJ.

@slapit145 3 ай бұрын

effected?

@jstewlly4747 3 ай бұрын

Whats crazy 01 Lakers could have broke the 83 Sixers post record but AI took that from Shaq and his unanimous MVP lol i miss ole times

@seanstallings93 3 ай бұрын

Wait A.I. couldn’t go left ? 😮

@user-mb1bq4zp8u 2 ай бұрын

*Affected

@BigstickNick 3 ай бұрын

I took more from AI ball handling than anyone else. He didn’t waste time with a lot of dribbles…he would just go.

@mazengwe28 3 ай бұрын

I like players who don't waste their motion over guys who play with their food. Kyrie is in the latter category.

@Leland387 3 ай бұрын

Why isn't Shaq in the goat debate? Isn't what Shaq did on both ends of the court put him there, could anybody stop him? And when it's anything close who going to score? Kinda says you're the 🐐

@ernestboykin3rd706 2 ай бұрын

1 MJ 2 Beans 3 Shaq he's one of my goats

@Leland387 2 ай бұрын

@@ernestboykin3rd706 💯

@Dcovington 3 ай бұрын

Affected?

@jimtimmy93 2 ай бұрын

Ahem... To Shaq's editor: It's "Affected" not "Effected" for the title I don't even wanna know how much more money you make than I do

@robranko5931 2 ай бұрын

A i fa best scorring point all time

@osei_awake 3 ай бұрын

Affected*

@seantamke3108 3 ай бұрын

ask Iverson what he thinks of Mac Mclung.

@juanmorales2514 3 ай бұрын

Just shows how limited the game was, nowadays if a player is focused and studied AI he’d figure out he couldn’t go left and they would lock him up.

@taetrrtot6205 3 ай бұрын

Are you telling me this man didn't have a left? Dear God that's terrifying

@atlien5935 2 ай бұрын

You’ll never in your life hear another hooper say “I did dudes worse than I did Mike”

@illWillienumber31 2 ай бұрын

The Lakers would have swept the playoffs even with AI's big game 1 if Kobe didn't have such a historically awful game.

@deardish6843 2 ай бұрын

Damn that 2001 Laker team was pure evil... folks don't remember but the Lakers were undefeated since April 1st... they won their last 8 reg season games and sweeped everyone on their way to the finals ... and they only lost game 1 was because they had too much time off... and thats the truth

@user-ih7xe5lp4z Күн бұрын

God bless you all The Lord Is Our Savior❤❤❤

@SmirkSmiley-cm9bm 3 ай бұрын

@ABG_7 3 ай бұрын

affected*

@jimijackson 3 ай бұрын

Affected. Not effected

@michaels_madness 3 ай бұрын

Glad I wasn't the only one. 😅 Thank you, lol

@BriceHoward7001 3 ай бұрын

*AFFECTED...

@G.B.B. 3 ай бұрын

I'm hoping this isn't actually Shaq's channel because he has a MBA & Ed.D in Human Resource Development but doesn't know the difference between AFFECTED & EFFECTED

@FrancisSyCoCo 2 ай бұрын

The only thing stopping Shaq during those 3 years are His free throws & foul trouble.. otherwise its a guaranteed championship.

@theanalyst2018 2 ай бұрын

Trading Theo Ratliff and Kukoc for Mutombo in mid season wasn't really works in Final series

@DMalltheway 2 ай бұрын

That trade is what helped them get to the finals.

@ilovegodandjesusjohn316 2 ай бұрын

Exodus 21:16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

@dndtruce 3 ай бұрын

AI crossover was one of the craziest things, you know he's gonna go right but you still cant stop him

@michaels_madness 3 ай бұрын

Affected* sorry to be that person. Just frustrates me that someone's making more than me to make simple mistakes 😅

@lizziebutdiff698 3 ай бұрын

AI carried that team to the finals single handedly and went toe to toe with Kobe, Dikembe was already too old at that time and they had terrible players like eric snow who just sat on the corner with his head up in the clouds.