"He was telling a ball boy to run to Foot Locker and get him some shoes" - Former Sixers and Nets GM on Allen Iverson's relentless desire to play, and hiding his jersey before a game [Exclusive]
Exclusive: "He was ready to go to war with whoever was suited up to play with him!" - Former 76ers and Nets GM on Allen Iverson's exceptional self-belief, discusses what it was like managing "The Answer"
"What did Popovich do next time Spurs played after Allen Iverson made those comments?" - Andre Iguodala takes a shot at AI while reflecting on coach Pop's relationship with Tim Duncan
"If we wouldn't have lost that first game to Iverson and would have went 16-0, I would arrogantly say that we are best team" - Shaquille O'Neal on greatest NBA team of all time
“He can never go back, they will never forgive him, because they view him as a coward" - Stephen A. Smith says Ben Simmons is antithesis of everything Allen Iverson personified
“The only person more popular than him, one could easily argue was Michael Jordan” - Stephen A. Smith says he won’t be here if it wasn’t for 11x All-Star, says covering him was a separate beat
“Allen took his ball and went home, is Russ gonna do that? Or is he gonna reinvent himself?” - NBA analyst says Russell Westbrook is not a useful player, compares him to Allen Iverson in his last few years
ICYMI: "Just be a great dude like your motherf--king daddy" - Allen Iverson shares words of encouragement with Michigan basketball signee Jett Howard at Iverson Classic
“I just kept telling him how much I loved him.… He was like ‘you don’t love me that much, you wouldn’t cross me like that’” - Allen Iverson recalls funny encounter with Michael Jordan
"You know it was against Black Jesus… I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, you know I really did something’" - Allen Iverson on his iconic crossover on Michael Jordan
"Who is going to be more transcendent in the NBA? It’s not even a contest" - Chris Russo believes Ja Morant is going to be much better than Allen Iverson
Watch: "No one had seen this type of crossover in a game before" - Isiah Thomas looks back on Allen Iverson’ iconic crossover on Michael Jordan, on this day 25 years ago
"Puppy" Allen Iverson on his iconic battle and crossover vs "The Greatest" Michael Jordan: "No. 23 was on the court but after that game, he was gonna know who No. 3 was"
"Bring in Allen Iverson, have him talk to Ben" - Kevin Wildes believes the Philadelphia 76ers 'can kill two birds with one stone' by bringing in Allen Iverson to help get Ben Simmons back on the court
“Iverson was in the pantheon for me” – Kevin Durant reflects on Allen Iverson’s impact on him as he surpasses the former MVP on the NBA’s all-time scoring list
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