⭐️ 76ers legend Allen Iverson talks statue unveiling, face of the NBA & playoffs ⭐️ | NBA Today
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NBA legend Allen Iverson joins Chiney Ogumike and Kendrick Perkins on NBA Today to talk about his new statue unveiled today on "76ers Legends Walk", what it means to him and his influence on the NBA. Then, dives into the NCAA Women's Tournament and the growth of the sport.
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Iverson meant more to people than just basketball itself. Forever a legend.
@topdogg8244
Ай бұрын
Trinidad
@Vibe1123
Ай бұрын
@@topdogg8244 trini to di bone 🇹🇹
@Vibe1123
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@@GH-cd6oq nice try bot.
@1990758
Ай бұрын
Give me 3 examples be nice about it.Don't call me a hater. That's my team the sixers.
@RobinXlone
Ай бұрын
@@19907581. Ppl copied his braids & style 2. Ppl rallied together to get protest and get him out of jail before he was in the NBA, before he was even in college. 3. Ppl always say he’s the most loved nba player next to Michael Jordan.
iverson the reason I wanted to wear a headband, an arm sleeve, a leg sleeve. dude had so much swag lol legitimate icon in basketball history not just NBA. and he had the coldest nickname. "the answer"
@1990758
Ай бұрын
That's interesting.We were wearing all of that in the eighties.
@watchyoutube9553
29 күн бұрын
@@1990758I don’t remember seeing clips of arm sleeves in the 80’s I must of missed it
@1990758
29 күн бұрын
@watchyoutube9553 I went back home to Philadelphia 1989. At the spectrum Is in the front on the left side down front.
@1990758
29 күн бұрын
@@watchyoutube9553 That's where his statue was at. at the top of the stairs in front of the spectrum?That's where they had the rocky statue at. I have pictures and video of me standing next to it. With my stonewash jeans on. He retired in nineteen eighty seven so he probably got that statue nineteen eighty eight or nineteen eighty nine.
Allen Iverson proved and gave hope to smaller players during the time when the NBA was giving importance to tall & big players. He also gave hope to young and small Stephen Curry that small kids can have a place in NBA.
Luka needs to take him to dinner (at least). This legend hasn't done anything but praising/cheering him on every time he could.
@youngnas15
Ай бұрын
L
@TheDirector_
22 күн бұрын
U can’t be serious lol
The dude can literally dribble a football. G.O.A.T
@lvpradagucci5539
Ай бұрын
I can dribble your girl
@quincyrobertson3395
Ай бұрын
Kyrie Irving better
@ajizzle8334
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@@quincyrobertson3395you smoking crack
@josearroyo5621
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@quincyrobertson3395 better dribbler maybe, overall playeris AI all day
@watchyoutube9553
29 күн бұрын
@@josearroyo5621I’m going kyrie that’s a walking bucket can create shots at ease iverson would force it with high attempts im going with the naturally efficient point guard I grew up off ai but ky got it done in the finals as well
A.I. is one of the NBA legends no question he was basketball icon
My favorite player of all time 💯
@1990758
Ай бұрын
My favorite player of all time is the doctor.
@francisnichole5789
Ай бұрын
Mines too since Bethel high school
@EJByrd
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@@1990758I respect the doctor. He paved the way
@Blessed-tn1wd
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Mine as well
I was privileged enough to see his first professional game when I was a freshman in high school. He dropped 30 on Milwaukee and put the league on notice. Dude totally captivated me. I love this man. ❤
I'm glad he got his flowers but that statue is as big as him. They shoulda made one alot bigger.
@SPACEKNOCKERZ76
Ай бұрын
Smh it’s on legends walkway. Dr j and chuck have the same size sculpture along with others
@WawaMarvel
Ай бұрын
But when you see most of the other greats of other teams… what size is theirs? I get the explanation, but they need to redo them all bigger
@Smitty089
Ай бұрын
Nah it’s smaller than him 🤦🏾♂️
@chillinvillain8560
Ай бұрын
Go big or Go home lol @ end of the day very much appreciative they did it for my only 🐐 hall of famer #3 💪🏾
@chillinvillain8560
Ай бұрын
The meaning behind it is where the size lyes fellow AI fan 🤛🏾@@Smitty089
U know perk hate the fact that AI mentioned Luka as the next face.
I bet ESPN hate that he mentioned Luka as the next face 😭
@SundevilRoadrunner
Ай бұрын
Why would they care ?
@williamcarter9066
Ай бұрын
U mean your covert racism went overt !!
@sehlordhorr8540
Ай бұрын
Did ya see her face?? 😂😅😝
@EJByrd
Ай бұрын
Luka is nice. All he needs is a few championships to but immortalized like the other greats before him
A legend. AI, Kobe, Dirk, Duncan, KG, T-Mac… the golden age of ball.
@IAEMThatIAEM
Ай бұрын
Lol. I was born in 1990. you? lol. your comment sounds like me. Except i always say John Starks; Ewing, Shawn Kemp, Shaq, Stockton; Malone; Kobe, Jordan; Pippen; Rodman. ect
@jamesarceneaux9524
Ай бұрын
What John Starks 😂
@josearroyo5621
Ай бұрын
Gotta be from NYC to throw starks in there 😂
@joelewis8992
Ай бұрын
One of my greatest generations of all time, even having watching Jordan to me, this was the second greatest generation followed by LeBron and Company generation
@kevinsabharwal1822
Ай бұрын
@@IAEMThatIAEM 80s baby we had magic bird Thomas Hakeem Jordan. Arguably the best 5 ever. So we're the golden age lol
legend ai godbless you
Ai is not just an NBA icon. He is an American Icon. The reason I watched the NBA
Allen Iverson should be on an NBA broadcast like TNT
Big Heart A.I. I love the man more than just the athlete A.I.. Very genuine and down to earth superstar human. Congratulations You deserve it. All the sacrifices you made is for generations after your playing career. You'll be forever appreciated.
Most influential to the culture within basketball ever
@gloryroad7452
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@@GH-cd6oqhow so
@Phillygoat1983
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@@GH-cd6oqwho hurt u lol
@ziggymarley8498
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@@GH-cd6oqu a clown
@xJetx
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@@GH-cd6oqu don’t know ball 😂 if efficiency comes to mind.
@tyresemaxeyfan1726
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@@GH-cd6oqKobe wasn’t efficient but I guarantee he not “overrated”
And we almost didn’t get to see this legend because of that bowling alley incident
Give that man flowers 💐💐💐💐💐
AS A SENIOR CITIZEN WHO ALWAYS LOVED THE GAME "Basketball", "ALLEN IVERSON" will FOREVER be my number one favorite guard of ALL TIMES . To put icing on the cake, I'm a True PHILADELPHIA FAN👍🏾👍👌. I would LOVE to shake his hand and Thank him for keeping hope Alive, when it came to winning a Championship for the Philadelphia 76ers. They say give a person there flowers while they're living. I'm still upset with how the 76ers organization treated Allen Iverson and traded him. What's being done now is Way overdue 👍👍🏾👌😇🙏, because he DESERVES IT 😇🙏👍🏾👍👌
Allen iverson statue always gonna be remembered 😢
@WawaMarvel
Ай бұрын
As the smallest. It looks like a trophy.
@shifteyyy
Ай бұрын
@@WawaMarvelthey made it true to size😭
@RestnPepperonis
Ай бұрын
@@shifteyyy lol thats fd up man
@WashinRob
Ай бұрын
Even the Rocky statue is bigger than him and he was a fictional character, imagine that!
My favorite player of all time hands down very well deserve
Ai the goat giving luka probs while media is trolling him
@1990758
Ай бұрын
Is he the goat or you just like saying that word.
@johnvak7390
Ай бұрын
@@1990758 G.O.A.T
My goat 🐐...Icon legend he is the Answer .....Go Sixers 🎈
His statue should reflect the way he played. GIANT!!!
Somebody said that’s Calvin Cambridge statute 😂
@johnnychimpo7539
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😂😂 best movie
@MoneyMadeKade
Ай бұрын
Look just like him 😂
@johnnychimpo7539
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CALVIN! Be CareFUL! 😯
@WawaMarvel
Ай бұрын
It looks like a trophy. Where they putting that?
@kfree7284
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I grew up in Philly in the 90's and 2000's watching A.I. play. I thought every shot he attempted was going in. Respect to the greatest Sixer of all time. They need to give him a big a## statute like they got Rocky for real for real. Respect to A.I.
MY IDOL
🐐 'nuff said!
Man that’s a trophy not a statue
🙌🏾 Icon 👏🏾
The reason i picked up a basketball 🏀 will always be my favorite player of all time till i die
AI is the reason I fell in love with basketball. Congrats to AI!
Congratulations The Answer! Legendary💐
All the ppl complainin abt the statue dont live in or around Philly n it shows! Theres a walk of fame at the trainin complex that has all the sixers greats statues outside n theyre all the same size as A.I.'s... Yall need to relax n talk abt wat u kno!
@SPACEKNOCKERZ76
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Word. It’s said in the vid and they can just look it up lol
@SLSMe
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And it’s a retarted idea 🤷🏾♂️
@SLSMe
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No disrespect to you but I think he should have a more prominent location.
@SPACEKNOCKERZ76
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@@SLSMe the sixers don’t own Wells Fargo. If they build a new arena like they’re planning now I def thinks he gets a more traditional statue. This is just smaller scale for the facility they own across the bridge.
statue should've been AI stepping over Ty Lue
Legendary 🔥🔥
So glad my favorite player is getting his roses rn ... THE GREAT ALLEN IVERSON AKA "THE ANSWER"
Mamba smiling down on you brotha RIP Kobe and Gigi
Outstanding content.
Not having his statue outside the arena is crazy & should have been bigger . But 🫡 tho
How could anyone not like Iverson?
Who would have ever thought that AI would end up being one of the most humble, mellow, nicest former players ever.
Ai with the fro on slam magazine was the toughest
Correct duo team to interview the legend3
Legends aren't born there made 🙏
Ai was my hero and still is one of my favorite basketball players 💯
Chuck💪🏾
Larry Brown and a bunch of teammates showed up for him. Pat Croce and Billy King too. Great to see.
AI used to take a BEATING and would still keep attacking the paint. LEGEND!
😢❤
AI always gives the current generation their credit. He also is relatively humble about what he did and how good he was. I’m not an AI fan necessarily but I can always appreciate him never bashing the current generation.
Congratulations iverson
Unstoppable force
Congratulations A.i you deserve it
Somebod said Somebody said that's Calvin Cambridge statute 😂
@malcolmwayne8457
Ай бұрын
🤦🏽♂️😂
2:42 the genuine smile he had when perk mentioned the young dudes a.i doesn’t have a hateful bone in his body. unlike shaq
Allen Iverson vs Muggsy Bogues would love to see those matchups rare times Allen has a height size advantage.
❤❤❤❤
AI my favorite basketball player
The killer crossover is perfect
Just wished it was a bigger statue, but outside Dr J and Wilt, Allen is the goat in the sixers organization, and honestly the only reason I got into basketball was him, first jersey purchased too
Bro that should be way bigger he not even that tall smh you the goat chuck
Jordan's were everything in the 90s but everyonr that loved jordan also bought AI shoes i had rvery pair they was even better on the court my favorite player of all time
A TRUE legend in the sport & and in the life of black men everywhere. I idolized this man from the moment he was a rookie, ion think ppl understand his impact on and off the court. Shoutout to the ppl's GOAT...🔥🔥🔥
@jake-qn3tl
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That's kinda embarrassing
Man I wish he had a great team behind him to help him get that ring. AI deserved it more than anyone
Really can’t put into words what he did for me as a kid no other player had the impact he did
There was MJ, Iverson and Kobe in that order as my GOATS of the NBA
*STILL* my Favorite player of all-time!!!
Practice, we talking about practice, practice. Classic line
@LilAlpo1
Ай бұрын
Not a game. Not a game.
Statue ?? Or a trophy
@Kelthagreat97
Ай бұрын
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Hard comment, Iverson my favorite, pattern my game after him. Of course on court called me "young scottie"
✨
Need one of those hats A I
Even Allen can’t deny Luka’s skill
Bubba Chuck love you homie...Stuart Gardens N.N....IYKYK!!!
Ai one of one's..nobody ever had a crazier crossover
Perk mad early me laugh talking about wearing 5X T-shirts because iverson. like that wasn’t his normal size anyways 🤣
@mamkep
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😂
AI had Perk giggling a lot
I grew up when the sixers sucked and AI was all we had (no shade to Eric Snow, Aaron McKee, Theo Ratliffe, love em all but they ain't AI)
I have a 1a and 1b of favorites hes 1b. Cant explain the impact in a short manner.
That’s an Action Figure
@chillinvillain8560
Ай бұрын
Well you figure AI🐐 was about that action 🔥🔥🙌🏽
That ain’t no statue that’s a trophy
Someone said they gave my dawg a garden gnome 😅
Curry statue has to have him doing the iconic pointing to his ring finger nba finals 4th chip
Should have given him a big statue.
They got my boy statue out a cracker jacks box 😂😂
Legendary AI, Pound for Pound Nobody Does it Better GO SIXERS 🖤❤️👑🏆🏀🙌🏾
The Answer
they did him dirty with that statue
@WashinRob
Ай бұрын
Yea and the Rocky statue is bigger than him lol
That small statue AI statue should be way bigger then that. Come on Philly
i thought that was a draft but thats the statue? that tiny thing? lmao im on the floor laughing at this!
Allen Iverson took da Sixers 2 da finals literally by his self
Luka is the answer from The Answer😉
Bron said the 2 most influential since Jordan
It’s not a statue but rather a sculpture. Furthermore, the 76ers will be keeping it indoors - which sucks for the fans - we can’t ever see it. AI deserved that honor and homage - he played with his heart and we in Philly love him.
Lebron said that Iverson and Steph are the two most influential players. So Michael Jordan, Magic and Bird has nothing to do with making the game global 🤔
@GetBackRy3x
Ай бұрын
MJ and AI had actual stans, people from everywhere of all races trying to look and dress just like them.. no other player did that.
That's the Allen Iverson pendant.
A I refuse to let sixers lose during his time in philly... statue should be BIGGER period...
It’s at the practice facility this isn’t a Kobe thing it’s called a legend walk