Allen Iverson was blamed for the "thug" persona in the NBA, especially after the "Malice at the Palace"

real rap 💯

He was trash for a long time. Went to Denver killed their team. They traded him.for Billups Made the con finals

And current players know this, too. They pay homage to him.

​@Ruciana Pollard Well the thug immature attitude needed to go. Sadly the NBA is unwatchable now.n

That's what she said 🌚

His first & only love was football. So the man wasn't afraid of contact. In fact, no matter how big or how many his opponents he was going to try & hit them before they hit him. The man was a hitter in football. Basketball players were soft to him. This is even his own words.

Pause

@@biggalaxy9102 facts

@Legit Electronics 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣bro that was definitely a wild Pause

Real Ninjas need to give this man Allen Iverson his props!! Allen never wore a 👗 👚 dress, skirt or skinny Jean's.... Allen rocked the real deal hip hop culture clothing & he rocked the braids and didn't take no sh*t..... Allen Iverson you a real one and we'll missed in this fake ass kissing NBA.....

At least he got a chance to play with another Hall of Fame in Carmelo Anthony and become a championship team. He was literally carrying the whole 76ers team.

He should have never stayed there, the owner & Management were uneducated in getting players to compete for a championship !

​@@K-xb2qzThat's why he should have too his talents somewhere else !!

Same

Man we LOVED AI. When I was in College we hardly missed a Sixers game 🙏

Bro that's the dopest memory ever.

The ANSWER to you saving 19 bucks that night was solved….😂

@@bronxbully6261 yo you wrong that 😂😂😂

They don’t make them like him anymore, OGs had heart

Didnt do shit come playoff time. No ring as well

He wasn't what he used to be at that point. It was reality, not disrespect. He was living off past accolades.

​@@josephpeeler5434 , Exactly.

​@Joseph Peeler that's a facts 💯

Umm he was traded from Denver to Detroit. So he averaged 27 before going to Detroit

Exactly!!! Same here bro! For me it wasn’t Magic or Jordan, Kobe or lebron it was A.I for me and it goes beyond basketball 🤜🏽🤛🏽

My mama did so many Allen Iverson braids....😂😂

How you too short for basketball? Just say you can't hoop. Everybody don't have nba dreams, but you can hoop your whole life if you want to.

Im a VA native and for him to come outta the city was big he play for teams in the NBA but I feel he really did for the 757

@@victorlecato1114 Where in the 757 are you from? I live in Chicago now, but I grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia.

😂😂😂

He sure loves to use repetition to make a point 😂 hes not wrong though

Practice!

Shaq*

Shaq said it per Iversons IG page

The did Rip dirty on his was out half a season on DNPs

The sixers are cursed because of their poor treatment of a basketball god

They are a shitty cursed franchise in a shifty ass city 😂

He should’ve known as soon as he went to the pistons he was gonna get pissed on.

​@@shakeward5176Wilt Chamberlain won one with the 76ers.

Na that’s that imposter syndrome bruh …. He was still an effective player he averaged 27 ppg after they traded him to Denver ….

Everyone else didn’t look at him others.. they were trying to destroy his characters because they didn’t like how he changed the nba culture . Everything he said in this video was right. For instance, no one would dare to ask kobe to come off the bench. And that time , him and kobe had similar numbers. So they created these narrative to try to demolish him.

Nah it was disrespectful when they traded him to Detroit. A.I. knew it and they knew it. He was the G.O.A.T. and still is

"Think" of yourself AI Averaged 26.5 and 7 dimes playing 42 minutes before going to Detroit and played All 82 games Isn't Mike Conley Jr still a Starter on Minnesota two years more than AIs career 🤔 it's ironic that he's the same player AI refused to come off the bench for in Memphis first Stuckey the MC Jr was the Final Insult 💯

I'll buy him his ring....F that!! ❤💯👏🏿🙌🏿💪🏿✊🏿

Didn’t wanna practice for it.

@@ososupa8804 Good one 😂

@@aneiceepoolol😂😂😂😂

@@aneiceepoolol yea I was just playing. He’s a great player though. Definitely deserves one

How did Denver do when they traded Iverson. Only went from trash to the conference finals

I think it more Dumars doing than the coach Stuckey was his guy. AI and Rip would have been an awesome backcourt.

​@@ctwwtc8761Denver was a playoff team with AI they wasn't trash

@@rellllzzz2473 they was the 8 seed and got swept

@S H...That would have been a deadly shooting combo like steph and klay...dont know why coaches and top execs overthink obvious situations🤷

Lol when u him u Neva knew a bench!

​@@user-ni8qo3op6c He likes repeating things. Like practice.

And practice haha

he knew..that's why he's talking about him coming off the bench is just unacceptable..did you even watch the vid?

True football was his first love. you are absolutely right. what I don't think he realized was the influence he carried, or rather that didn't matter to him, he wanted to be A.I.

@@diegolatigo2008 AI should’ve had at least one championship, probably more. But he didn’t love the game enough to even lift weights. (It’s true, he never lifted weights). The truly great ones want every competitive advantage they can get.

@@daddy9925 what are you telling me this for?

if he played football it wouldve been a waste IMO. Football is just running and catching

At that point he was better than ivo. If he was starting material he would've started.

@@blackmag8120and Stuckey was starting material? How when AI still managed to have better numbers?? 🤨 Stuckey was never starter material lol

Stuckey was a bum, where's he at now?

@@TheRealLeonardWashington it's not about numbers. Ai can't play like a real point guard. And he was a liability on defense. Stuckey was a strong guard who can man the point and get everybody involved and was a great defender

@@battleaxe8252 at home.

I’m sorry, Iverson lied to you. He kept playing for his numbers and his stats.

Magic ,,Jerry West and Dr J literally represent 3 “DIFFERENT “ eras 😂😂

While Chauncey Billups led the nuggets to the WCF

@@antonioguglielmetti2661 Bro trying to compare Billups with Ai stop it 💀

@@antonioguglielmetti2661 Ivo took his team to the Finals and got beat by the best team Shaq & Kobe

@@rapereggae7961aight explain the nuggets and pistons from 2006-2009

@@antonioguglielmetti2661 Ran into the Lakers earlier in the first round lol that’s it. 4 wins difference one faced MVP Kobe with young Melo and the other had a more polished Melo aka Peak Melo cus Billups played with Melo at his true peak. Iverson was killing it bro especially 01-06.

the league or detroit? don't blame the whole league, son

@@diegolatigo2008 Detroit is ran by the league so make your comment make sense. The league(nba) tried it with the wrong one. He made basketball what it is today, if it was only a team that tried him then why AI ain’t being talked about no more till this day? Wake up fully then come back to this comment section

@@picksbydev all teams must abide by the rules set by the league (nba)..each team has their own rules and strategy..it's not the league's (nba) decision to bench him in detroit, the detroit organization did that to him..the league (nba) doesn't have the right or the power to dictate any team to bench a player..the nba is also not stopping anyone from talking about iverson..they have also put him in the Hall of Fame as they should..there are soooo many incredible players from the past that are not being talked about nowadays..it is what it is, so stop arguing kid..only player that i can think of that the nba really blackballed is tim hardaway..they cancelled him because of a simple gay comment..and 'til this day, he's still not in the hall of fame..now that is injustice

Nah, the nuggets traded him and had more success. Clearly he wasn't a ceiling raiser.

They’re doin the same to Kyrie

And would of gave us more if he was treated properly. It's somewhat sad. No one 6ft and under is better in the history of the NBA.

To say he gave us some great moments is a massive understatement. He is the reason I fell in love with Basketball. As MJ was getting older you 4 new rising stars; AI, Kobe, T-Mac, and KG. They all crushed it at different stages of their career

@@Bonescratchert-mac and kg are my personal favorites. something about kgs sheer presence on and off the court, and t-macs ability to make your jaw hit the floor…

@@ImNeoFr bro nothing beats his 13 points in 33 seconds for the W

@@Bonescratcher no one cares smooth brain

Don’t disrespect Carmelo like that

Nigga stop

@@earlem9771 Carmelo is not Allen Iverson 3X scoring champion, not one time

Westbrook literally came off the Bench for the Lakers and im sure he'll come off the bench for the Clippers too if they get Harden he also took a massive paycut for the team

Great conclusion.

George gervin the spurs Pat Ewing John Stockton Karl Malone Wilkins Reggie Miller

Bball Marshawn

Stockton and Malone

The fuck is this lil black boy bullshit?

*💯💯💯*

Seriously, people talk about Lebron v Jordan as if Lebron v Kobe is a foregone conclusion you don't need to talk about. But you have to have that conversation before you even think about Jordan

​@@Druyn huge complex

Probably THE WORST generation of all times, what makes it worse is they were shadowed by the recent past, NBA's golden era.

1985-2010 was the best basketball.

He didn’t do shii in the playoffs and was detrimental to the team at times.

He wasn’t willing to sacrifice to win. That’s why he didn’t win anything

@@Smac-fv9xc Sure...

@@kaekae1782 Ok

Allen Iverson could have did alot to help his situation. Man, I wish he would have got a ring.

A “good career” isn’t enough for an individual of greatness. I know you meant well with your post but it’s a bit disrespectful, bro … sorry 🫠

A “good career????

The f*ck? Good? Stop the lowkey shade

@@olliwest7341 Right, I was thinking the same shit, they played him, the NBA just shut him out, he had a fantastic career, he just didn't get a ring.

HOF and this guy says "good"

Ja messed up big time bro. Storm is coming for him soon

He stopped it on his own, with his off the court antics, we all sinners and in no way I am pointing the finger specially when I am pointing 4 back at me. AI was a great player, but he surrounded his self with the wrong crowd, and Ja is probably doing the same if not worse. I admired those who make it out of thos bad places in life, but you have to do better and walk differently, specially knowing where you came from.

@@Stormsurge037 🙏🏿Amen🙏🏿 to that. I am not pointing finger at any one, but Ja put all his ish on the net.

They not really giving ja Morant a pass tho he still missing

Ja is fake tho. AI was truly himself. Not making an image, just truly being him and his culture and where he from. Ja from the country acting like he grew up in Memphis or Chicago

Tidewater norfolk Virginia

Tidewater = Newport News/Hampton we grew up together 🌊 757 🙏🏿❤️

757 stand up

Fr, its a circus every game night

Shit like that been happening before iverson, remember rodman ?

​@Mr Poyo Rodman was an odd ball that's why he made headlines. It wasn't league wide like it is now. But Rodman was a bad mutha on them boards lol

@@mrpoyo7968That was one dude tho and everybody thought and knew it was strange

Huge facts

Is that who replaced him?

David Stern

Should have left !!!

He shook MJ

He shook Kobe to🤣

You petty as a clown AI has his friend died he was grieving at that time

They only get pawned by the ones that blew all their money

What great NBA player is choosing six man or choosing money please name me a great NBA player in the mist of the prime that is doing what you say they should do

Exactly. Everyone here forgets AI was loved he just didn't have it anymore. When youre a slasher your all star efficiency ends quickly. He put AI over the team

I’m from Detroit too. Did you say they played Lakers at the Forum? Lol… but nah, he should’ve been able to wear 3. Ben was not playing there and even if his jersey would be retired, Iverson should’ve been able to wear 3 as well. Retired jerseys can be worn, so why not pending retired jerseys?! Plus they gave him Chauncey’s number anyway. This was the start of my basketball depression…

Oh nvm it’s cuz of that bum Rodney Stuckey had 3. Man fk Rodney stuckey

Didn’t they end LA undefeated start?

@@jaron312 yup they did.

@@officialconch I believe they were at the Forum at that time before they switched to United. I could be wrong.

Maybe if he had gone to practice, he might have a ring 💍

think he missed that infamous practice for a friend's funeral

​@@rucianapollard7098 He bring his team to the finals with the most mediocre roster of that season against a superteam, and win the game 1. He didn't need practice, he need supporting ally that could keep the score while his benching.

But what we’re talking about ??

Hi Miss Chelsea you are so Gorgeous 😍 please tell me your single ⚘️

No lol

Derrick Rose

Yup... the whole as squad starts. He was a good player but he said and did a lot of clown shit

Look up the Allen iverson interview with Steve Smith.

​@@rubiog8600 Thank big Rubio.

@@Bucball no problem

^This is a rare sighting of a cordial and helpful KZfaq chat

@@dukes1993724 😂 I know, right! I'm telling u dawg it's not only assholes out here

Preeeeeeach! 💯💯💯

Thought about that after hearing him say come of the bench a million times

Says it all he was “all” star and no leader.

Please, I'm not too familiar with the basketball linguo, what do they mean here by come off the bench?

Manu NOT AI tho

Havlicek Bill Walton Bob mcAdoo …

Yes sir Chuck came to Stockton and played UOP! That places was packed!

Pretty sure that was against Georgia Tech. Marbury had one that game too. I don't remember who did it first, but the other answered. It was awesome.

What about when he came up under the basket off one foot and threw it on Camby's head 😮 with two hands Savage 💯

So do alot of people

@@Marcus_shawn some people aren’t selfish guys that wanted to do things their way. There’s a clip of a guy talking about Iverson in Denver. Before the season. They’re practicing every day while he’s getting carried out the club drunk. Camp starts and he comes in having not touched a ball all season. Zero chemistry developed with teammates. He is a team leader yet he didn’t act like it. I’m not even a Kobe fan, but imagine if he had Kobe’s work ethic. No team wanted him because he was a bad example to the younger guys

Wade won no rings coming off the bench

@@g4lsupreme542 you missed the point

At that time he became a liability. He scored but was a volume shooter. He’s horrible at being a point guard so late in his life. It’s like if Steph leaves golden state, he won’t be as effective with another team. AI was playing the off guard position in Philly. Eric Snow was the point guard and it worked because snow was a bigger point guard who can guard big guards. Once he left Philly it was downhill. Philly allowed AI to basically do as he wants. Talented, yes, but not a team player.

Dk wtf happened to me but prob when I got injured but I'm jus now findin out he was with the Pistons too, had to have been hurt but still jus now seein this and on KZfaq at that like wtf

They benched RIP to make it look like they weren't doing it to AI intentionally Smoke Screen tactics

@@user-mq9ww2ur9k that makes sense

@@larrygarner6334 what ?😂😂 who are you gang ?

Imagine if he had the mj or kobe work ethic. AI and Shaq, DESPITE being all time greats, are some of the biggest what ifs in NBA history. Shaq legit could have been the GOAT.

@Julian Jackson Shaq had talent but got tired of discipline. A.I was pure heart, soul and ability. Detroit screwed him over and George Karl didn't know what to do with real talent. Especially when he went from being a subpar player to a subpar coach. Notice, Denver was never a real threat under him because of him.

​@AudricMorrison: When Iverson was in Philly, he carried the load. They were a defensive minded team but grossly limited. Iverson really didn't have the weapons and it showed when the Sixers played the Lakers. His sheer will and ability got them that far. Detroit just flat out lied to him and it showed. Denver was where his career went to die. Put Shaq with the Sixers and Iverson gets his ring. Put Iverson with a better coach in Denver and he might have picked up a second ring before his career ended.

He may have won a championship if he wasn't so selfish and arrogant!!

​@rucianapollard7098 he was never selfish or arrogant...he carried teams...they should of just let him practice

Never won a MVP, Never won a scoring title..let alone 4! Can't mention Manu in the same sentence as AI! Plus Ginobili spent the better part of his career coming off the bench after like year 2 or 3...not comparable.

Manu was just a team player..does what's best for the team

He wouldn't have got that Philly team to a winning record let alone the NBA Finals. If Detroit had Time Duncan maybe he would have came off the bench.

@@killacam139 yea that’s the thing. Trying to Have Tim Duncan was one problem but to Have Manu coming off the bench giving you problems was crazy

Not now. He was drafted 27 years ago, lol

Especially trading Billups to Denver...They definitely was trippin

@@melvinwatson8409 facts

AI was delusional about his ability at that point in the mid-2000's. The league is about a player's ability in the present, not the past.

@@josephpeeler5434 no he wasn’t he had just had the most efficient year of his career. The media likes to paint that story but you don’t fall off in one yr. They had the slowest paced offense in the league which made his numbers dip. That offense was catered to billups style and never altered to fit iversons game.

@@Kmasetv which makes more sense as to why he should come off the bench. He would have been able to do his thing and possibly win 6th man

@@Kmasetv AI never had an efficient year. Go look at his fg% throughout his career. He was most certainly on the downside of his career when he got to Detroit.

​@@josephpeeler5434 HE JUST AVERAGED 27 POINTS THE YEAR BEFORE IN DENVER

There’s no way rookie Mike Conley was better than him at all or overrated Rodney Stuckey they gave up so much for him and turned out to be shit

Not A.I. tho... Detroit let him go n he went to Denver and averaged 27ppg...so....try agn 🤦🏾‍♂️

@@tayjones8303, you try again. You can average 27 points a game and still have a negative impact. No matter how many points you score, if your game is not helping a team win games, you are not useful to the team. You can’t treat a team sport like an individual sport. At the end, a coach has to determine what your individual performance is contributing or costing the team.

​@@tayjones8303 HE WAS ON DENVER FIRST

​@@manisthemeasure2205 DETROIT COACH WAS TRASH THOUGH THAT'S WHY HE GOT FIRED