*On Friday (09-09-16), Shaquille O’Neal, Yao Ming, Sheryl Swoopes, Tom Izzo and Allen Iverson were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
However, it was Iverson’s speech that folks are talking about today. Check out what ESPN had to say about the man and his address to those in the crowd at the event, and those watching on TV.
Only Allen Iverson could deliver a Hall of Fame speech that name-checked ’90s rappers, referenced “Chappelle’s Show” and thanked just about every person he met alon
Allen Iverson (Photo: Bill Kostroun, AP)
Allen Iverson’s No. 3 will rise into the rafters on a banner placed alongside those honoring the greatest players in 76ers history during a special number retirement ceremony at halftime of Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards at the Wells Fargo Center.
Iverson will become the eighth player in Sixers franchise history to have his number retired, joining Charles Barkley, Maurice Cheeks, Wilt Chamberlain, Billy Cunningham, Julius Erving, Hal Gre
PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The Philadelphia 76ers have said goodbye to A.I.
Allen Iverson’s(notes) second stint with the team he once led to the NBA finals ended with a whimper Tuesday when the Sixers announced he would not return for the rest of the season.
Iverson has mostly been absent from the team for a month, returning to Atlanta to be with his family as they deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah.
Iverson, who returned to the 76ers as a free-agent in December, has not
