Why not put his statue outside of the stadium instead of the training facility, that way all of the Sixers fans in Philly can access the statue. He meant so much to the city nand the fans then and now

@nated4395

3 ай бұрын

Apparently all of their statues are at the training facility, including Dr. J, Barkley, Wilt, etc. That makes no sense to me either.

@TheCut2009

3 ай бұрын

That's some bs I was ready to come to Philly from Detroit but not to see his statue at training facility?

@jamaltyler4758

3 ай бұрын

It's a little on the nose

@larryyoung8102

3 ай бұрын

You’re absolutely correct because the training facility is in Delaware!

@larryyoung8102

3 ай бұрын

@@nated4395 if I owned a facility, I would never let a player be superior to me! The training facility would be the only place for their statue, personally.

His statue should be beside the Rocky statue. Because he’s more than a Sixer. He’s Philly 🙌

@ramsesstafford4640

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, Sylvester Stallone is from New York I guess you got to be a fictional character to get a statue on top of those stairs.

A.i. before a.i.

@jasperkoota265

3 ай бұрын

A.I.

@user-ld4cd8ko8z

3 ай бұрын

Right

@OGhitta91

Ай бұрын

Ai

I'm 39 years old and I can honestly tell you, Iverson is the only person that ever made me cry over a sports game. The Lakers had swept everyone in those playoffs until Iverson came to LA and took that first game. If you know how playoffs work, I thought it was over. I literally cried myself to sleep that night cuz I didn't think Kobe and Shaq could beat him 4 games after that lol shit crazy how good he was. One of the best God given talents the basketball court has ever seen. The braids, shoes and swag just let you know, this man was one of a kind. Iverson, stay blessed bro!

@tweezerjam

Ай бұрын

I cried a few times because of him. That, kissing the sixers floor in his return, his retirement , his hof speech, his fan fest appearance… love this dude. ❤

They should have waited until the new stadium was built and had it outside of there. Matter of fact, they should move all the player statues from the training facility over also. Makes no sense to me.

I’m in Philly and til this day AI will forever be loved in this city. He truly left his mark on the game. I just wish his statue was in the city

@ndnd7614

3 ай бұрын

didn’t have a single ring 😂

Besides MJ, AI was my favourite player when he first came into the league.

@onionhortonjr

3 ай бұрын

He pays your bills?

Yes he does left it all on the court every night...

WHY NOT AT THE ARENA😮😢

@dameonpage6304

3 ай бұрын

I don't agree with IA getting a statue of any kind. It's it ironic that the statue will be at the practice considering he didn't like to practice.....I think it's embarrassing and funny,😂 I had the same question about why the statue won't be at the arena and im sure there's a reason for that....😂

@tristinhall1275

3 ай бұрын

@@dameonpage6304 so you think he shouldn’t get a statue because he didn’t like to go to practice?

@glolorun

3 ай бұрын

He didn't win anything

@FunnyManQ419

3 ай бұрын

He won an MVP and multiple scoring titles...more than what I won...how about you?​@@glolorun

@l3gnd142

3 ай бұрын

@@dameonpage6304the 76ers place all their players statues outside of the training facility

Well deserved my favourite player of all time 🐐🙏🏾

NEW JERSEY ❓❓... it should be in front of the Arena in Philly

He deserves a statue. Allen was one of the best basketball players to ever play the game next to Kobe and Jordan.

Love your commentary Steve! I finished reading Straight Shooter! It was a good read!❤

Still can’t believe the Sixers haven’t given him a role in the organization yet

@ericgarrison93

3 ай бұрын

Yea me too its blasphemy 😂😂

@user-qs3hb9gf8e

3 ай бұрын

He should be in charge of practice

Congratulations A.I. ( bubba chuck) Hampton, Va

They're putting his statue outside of the practice facility? We're talking about the practice facility... Not the arena where they play game...

Should be at the stadium where they play not the practice facility

Bubba Chuck. My all-time favorite athlete in any sport. His relationship with Philly was unlike any other. I wept during his jersey retirement ceremony. He meant something special to all fans.

Putting his statue outside a place of practice is just poetic 😂

Where is the sound?

It wasn't Shaq/Kobe that prevented him from winning a chip. The Sixers' front office prevented him from winning a championship with poor drafting. They passed on superstars in favor of no-name role players. Hindsight is 20/20, of course. But still, many head-scratching draft picks and a lack of talent to surround him with.

@bruno3833

3 ай бұрын

They passed on who?

@ivorysteele

3 ай бұрын

Such as? He could not play with another star. What happened in Denver

@sgshumblecrumb6046

3 ай бұрын

Not sure any co-star would've helped Iverson beat Shaq and Kobe that year. A closer series perhaps, but that Lakers team swept the previous 3 rounds before beating the Sixers in 5. That included the Spurs with Pop and Duncan. Shaq was unstoppable in his prime and with a young Kobe next to him, it was a wrap.

@nbarealtalker

3 ай бұрын

Nah, post 2001 finals until he was traded you’re kinda right, but that 2001 team was custom built for AI to thrive and help the team succeed. Every player on that roster was there to compliment what AI did or to accommodate his shortcomings. He carried them to the finals offensively, but that was also by design. They basically constructed that team over a few seasons. The other role players carried the dirty work and the fundamentals like Eric Snow, who couldn’t shoot worth a damn but was a true floor general and clutch when they needed a bucket. Aaron McKie with the main defensive guard matchups and timely shooting. Mutumbo doing Mutumbo, Geiger and co. to just hit a few jumpers when AI would actually kick it in the paint. George Lynch etc. That 2001 team almost swept the season awards. The irony was that the whole thing was constructed around one guy but yet they were such a team because they bought into the system. Pacing was everything in that era and the 2001 76ers knew they needed AI to sprint all over the court hucking shots for them to have a chance while everyone else focused on their task.

Stephen Smith deserves a statue outside “The Gaines Center” in Winston-Salem, NC. With 1.5 ppg sign.

Some of the best memories in my life was watching Allen on Sunday afternoons 👊🏿👊🏿🤎🤎💯💯

Kevin Garnett said: LeBron is on that Balco, that new juice. No media attention from a hall of famer that beat Bron?

@kristinjohnson8164

3 ай бұрын

This is about Iverson, leave all those other players for being mentioned on this post.. Y’all ppl are VERY weird!!!!!!

It's about time

"Maybe not in practice, but during games." I laughed out loud 😂😂😂

ALLEN IVERSON DESERVES IT . Now he can finally go to practice

Ai is so strong never had a serious injury with that little frame against Giants brutal centers and pf.

Well Deserved 💯💯 Also is there one of Dr J 🤔?? If NOT it needs 2b b as well 👍🏾 DEFINITELY

Crazy how life works. AI ABSOLUTELY deserves a statue ... I just think it's ironic that it will be outside of the training facility, cuz... "We talking bout PRACTICE....PRACTICE?" 😂

What about the 6 inch screw

When He didnt come to “PRACTICE” I was there

Iverson deserves tht statue🔥🔥✅✅🔥🔥✅🔥🔥🏀✅🏀✅

About time 🤷🏾‍♂️💯💯💯❗

Salute to IVERSON! Congratulations, you are well loved and appreciated more than you know.

" I grew up with RUN DMC" - Stephen A Smith

@Paul_21415

3 ай бұрын

I just watched a video Jason Whitlock did on that🤣...

Am I the only one who peeped that they placed a clip of Antonio Daniels who just went at SAS in the A.I. video? LOL

Iguodala wouldnt even make top 250 all time players list....IVERSON is Top 10 all time at the lest...and to say top 10 is damn near insulting to say

Never load managed or disappointed us Sixer lifers - CONGRATS, sir!!!!!

Like many had said, the statue should be at the stadium not at the training facility.

lol he was notorious for not practicing, and his statue will be outside their practice facilities

Besides MJ Iverson is the most influential player in history

Stephen A's love and respect for AI is truly something special

Stop using Blackface, Stephen A

A statue . . . we talking bout a statue . .

Iverson didn't play team b-ball. He was too much of gunner. That said, he was also one of the best ever, and quite possibly, pound for pound, the toughest player in NBA history. Dude was fearless and took a beating most games. He's definitely worthy of this.

@Rodrigo4391

3 ай бұрын

Jordan was a gunner. Kobe was a gunner and many more stars but that gets wiped away when you when right? Cause that's the only thing that separates them from him and the fact they played with superstars and all time great coaches

Ai deserves a statue in front of Philly arena he is that great make it happen

The Answer 💯 One Of The Goat's🔥

now he can finally go to practice!

@mardukent.4377

3 ай бұрын

😂

@OGMillyMillz_

3 ай бұрын

@@mardukent.4377 that joke is played out now

@TonyPajamas24

3 ай бұрын

@@OGMillyMillz_your momma is played out. Now sit down, junior. Daddy’s here

@OGMillyMillz_

3 ай бұрын

@@TonyPajamas24 😂😂😂 you mad?

I love that idea!!!... Get it done✊🏽👊🏽.. That's my General right there #Ai3 #OneNumber3

@mar7on928

3 ай бұрын

Jamaica my friend Jamaica... Link up via social media

So Sean Chandler was asked, has there been revisionist history for the Star Wars Prequels? Absolutely! Listen, I love ROTS. I saw it 3x in the theater: Midnight showing which was when it was completely packed at the now ghost town of Puente Hills (BTTF/Twin/Lone Pine) Mall. Then again in digital and in IMAX all in the same week. I remember trying to collect all the ROTS toys from Burger King. When I visited NYC during Memorial Day weekend of 2005, I bought a clear copy of it from a bunch of Jamaicans. It’s great but the Prequel Generation kiddies are making it seem the Prequels are the greatest thing ever!! Like ROTS is up there with The Godfather. The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones would probably make less money than John Carter if the Star Wars name wasn’t attached to it. They’re not good movies and the Prequel Generation/late Millennials/early Zoomers make it seem they were simply overhated during their time and ROTS is the GOAT SW movie because it happens to be their personal favorite when it’s clearly not. We’re in a time when Jar Jar is 10x more popular than Rey. The once maligned Gungan is now part of Darth Jar Jar memes. If social media existed back then, I can guarantee you the hate for the Prequels got back then would be much harsher. I know Disney is such an easy target these days and the Sequels created a division between George Lucas’ vision and Disney’s. It’s ironic because Lucas was bashed repeatedly for those Prequels. The revisionist history started happening right after The Last Jedi after many people mocked and hated it. People on KZread were saying how the Prequels are so much better than the Sequels. Maybe they are but that still doesn’t mean the Prequels are any good or got better since. It’s comparing shit vs. shit. Prequels went 1 for 3 in terms of good and you’re telling me they’re better than the Originals? F no! I do like Nia AKA Star Wars Theory. He seems like a cool guy although he does act like a manchild which he is commonly referred to. He was born in 1990, so I figure he saw ROTS at ages 14-15, his formative years. Same thing with me when I first saw The Shawshank Redemption at age 14. But he really overrates the hell out of ROTS and Hayden Christensen because he can twirl a lightsaber behind his back. It’s whichever has the coolest lightsaber fights is the best Star Wars movie ever! 😂 Nia thinks SW is basically Soulcalibur with space samurais and telekinesis. The only thing the Prequels ever did right were the lightsabers duels and maybe expanding the lore more before The Clone Wars series came out. They had worse acting, worse characters, even worse dialogue than the OGs, and a confusing Episode I story about trade federations? This revisionist history stuff happened with Kobe too. People forget Kobe wasn’t exactly beloved when he was still in his prime of his basketball career. But since he died, he’s God like Tupac. He did no wrong. Then Shaq’s huge impact on the Lakers gets revised to prop up Kobe some more. All of Kobe’s sins gets forgotten. GameCube is another one where its history gets revised. It was not a popular console 20 years ago. But since Dolphin emulation has improved immensely, it’s now a beloved system and probably was the first Nintendo console for the Prequel Generation. It happens in a lot of industries. Did you know The Wizard of Oz (1939) was initially a box office flop? I think all fans for whichever celebrity or media content does this. They wait for a certain time to pass and then prop up what or who they grew up watching thanks to their bittersweet nostalgia. The Prequel Generation have reached their 20s and 30s and now want to revise their favorite SW Trilogy they grew up watching. In 20 years, there’s going to be KZreadrs saying how they love the Sequel Trilogy because they grew up on it and will make arguments that it’s superior to all SW trilogies. Every generation does this. Nostalgia is the strongest drug there is when it comes to movies, TV, music, and video games. What was once unpopular before becomes amazing 20 years later. Tastes, opinions, and narratives changes over the years. Love it today but hate it tomorrow or vice versa. Nostalgia is the acne cream for the past.

Very true. S.A. I m with you!

That’s so awesome well deserved #3 yes so small and so humble ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

This is why I believe A.I. is arguably THE best point guard EVER.

You're actually a very smart person, Stephen. 💯 My first take on you was pretty wrong

It's crazy how the Sixers don't have a role for him! He's Philly through and through!

Well deserved! AI is a living legend!

About damn ⏰ 🏀 👍🏻

My top 5, no doubt.

We talkin bout a practice facility

Is Philly trying to send a message with the choice of where they are erecting this statue…#practise”

Amen to that. He the most influential

Being put on blast for "practice" to having a statue at practice.

Underrated

🔥🔥Thats what's up 🤘🔥🔥

Yall better have a segment on first take about the AI statue.

Im sure he's going to make a comment about having his statue in front of the practice facility, they might even ask him to do it just for laughs and the memories of his rant

Imma need a statue for me too I worked hard to earn the same amount of rings as AI

Camden NJ, they gon steal that muh! 😂😂🤦

Training complex? You talking about practice?! 🤣

As my favorite player of all time so far, i wish he had even half the squad that the sixers have now! He definitely would have won at least 1 championship. Just think about great players revolutionary players like A.I, Tracy Macgrady, Grant Hill, Vince Carter, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, steve Nash just to name some but never won a title. That fact just how hard i repeat HARD those eras were.

*AI needs a statue at the training facility and outside the 76ers stadium* along side Moses Malone & Dr. J just those 3 in my opinion Everyone needs to take a note from the Lakers statue presentation. *VA Stand up 757!*

So everybody about to start getting statues.

#GuruBasketballKieroSays the irony of an Iverson statue being outside the practice facility....

It won't be at the stadium? How whack. Almost an insult

Also , Salute to #StephenASmith for being in my homie "BubbaChuck" corner all these yrs. He thinks very highly of u. #757 #Badnewz #Va #Alleniverson 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

Allen Iverson absolutely deserves to be getting a statue!

This world is so cringe man. Statues used to be reserved for art or war heroes, now guys who dribble a ball for 15 years and get paid millions to do it are getting staturs. Give them circuses and bread and theyll never revolt

@blackcobra1981

3 ай бұрын

I agree, but Rocky has a statue, and he is not real

Of course he does, Iverson is a patriarch king

Congrats to the homie ; "#BubbaChuck" Long Over Due. Salute my guy 🖤#AI #757 #NewportnewsVa 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

The only thing they could really give him is a consulting job. The guy does not want to work.

Well deserved the sixers can absolutely using iverson in some sort of basketball operation

Iverson crossed Michael Jordan and challenged the dynamic and explosive duo in Kobe&Shaq thats all I have to say he deserves all credit, he never won a championship? You 're all right but he played among giants at a 5'11" or 6'0"(with shoes on) "THE ANSWER" did put on a show every time he stepped n the basketball court. Never forget those battles against the great Kobe Bryant kinda like a 👊 fist fight without throwing a single punch

Havent watched a complete nba game since Iverson left philly

Stephen A always finds a way to throw a shot at Kobe lol

@user-qs3hb9gf8e

3 ай бұрын

Its an open secret Stephen A. was interested in Kobe in an unnatural way .Kobe was not about that and Stephen A is bitter until this very day

Having a statue without a chip is crazy ngl, you people need to keep the same energy for every player, but nostalgia bias is crazy. If people like Embiid, Harden, Westbrook etc. aren't getting any love why should he?

@antoinewadeesq

2 ай бұрын

Westbrook and Harden also played for a thousand teams. Where have they really cemented their legacy? Allen Iverson is the most iconic player in Sixers history and it’s not even close. Embiid is on his way but the only way he becomes more legend that Allen in Philly is if he wins a ring

My Opinion: There should not be any statues of any person or buildings named in honor of a person because people are flawed. Think about all the statues and names on buildings that have come down, or ripped off after that person has made a wrong decision in life.

Iverson is an all-time great, but statues should he given to players who won a championship for their franchise.. Shaq doesn't have a statue in Orlando.. Elgin Baylor doesn't have a statue for the Lakers.. Karl Malone doesn't have a statue for the Jazz.. Ewing doesn't have a statue for the Knicks.. R Miller doesn't have a statue for the Pacers...

Can't wait to see Stephen A's reaction to the "statue"

@boblansonfig3972

Ай бұрын

They gave my mans a trophy smh

You already has a statue in every 2K

If the video is about AI, why do you feel the need to incorporate yourself in everyone else's story when you talk about them?!!! Smdh

@mrt094

3 ай бұрын

He can't help himself. Part of the reason Shannon Sharpe has essentially eclipsed him when it comes to their personal podcast. He has to hear his own voice all the time, even in his own interviews he can't just let people talk he always has to inject himself.

@officialthomasjames

3 ай бұрын

That’s what he does

He shoulda got a statue while he was playing 🤷🏿‍♂️

Its only Right!!!!!BUBBA CHUCK!!!!!DA LEGEND

So Julius Irving is just going to be ignored.The Dr. put the Sixers in the map.

Never took a night off.

THE ORIGINAL *AI*

Where? In Philly? He won no rings. Ten years in Philly? Whatever… lower standards. How many statues are teams going to build? The Lakers could have 9 statues if they wanted.

Should’ve been had one

Why A.I. statue small... that's disrespectful

Practice? Did u just say practice Stephen A ?