Basketball Network on MSN3d
"I still think about it" - Allen Iverson was forced into basketball after his NFL dreams died
Allen Iverson could very easily have been just as dominant on the football field as he was on the basketball court. He played ...
Basketball Network on MSN1d
"His team is not doing anything" - When an NBA great basically said Allen Iverson's Rookie of the Year award meant nothing
So, it wasn't surprising that A.I. went on to win the 1996 Rookie of the Year award. However, winning that award came with a lot of criticism. Some criticized Iverson for his bran ...
Basketball Network on MSN8h
“He practiced but he might have practiced at 50%” - George Lynch debunks the narrative that Iverson never practiced
In fact, Lynch argues that Iverson practiced just as hard and often as any other player in the league. Lynch, a gutsy 6'8" ...
Basketball Network on MSN12d
"I got offered a 10-day contract for the playoffs once just to shut him down" - Ex-Hoyas teammate claimed Allen Iverson was afraid of him
"I got offered a 10-day contract for the playoffs once just to shut him down. I told them, 'No, that's my buddy.'" It's ...
Basketball Network on MSN11d
Allen Iverson admitted he carried a handgun around early in his NBA career: "The media has people out there thinking I'm some kind of bad guy"
Allen Iverson's career was as explosive off the court as on it, with legal battles involving various gun charges.
Basketball Network on MSN8d
"He gets knocked down, gets right back up, and is ready to play" - Because of his biggest trait, Allen Iverson earned his teammates' respect
He gets knocked down, gets right back up and is ready to play." In his first two seasons, the Georgetown product was more ...
Basketball Network on MSN7d
"I am a basketball genius and I really believe that" - Allen Iverson on why the Sixers should hire him as an executive
"I may not know everything about physical talent or anything like that, but I have a sharp mind when it comes to that look, ...
Basketball Network on MSN4d
Reebok had two stars as a plan B for Allen Iverson's first signature shoe if A.I. decided to sign with someone else: "That's why we called it The Question"
Allen Iverson's first signature shoe with Reebok was called The Question because, heading to the 1996 NBA Draft, its creators ...
How RaMell Ross shifted from a Georgetown guard to an Oscar-nominated director
Ross will always love basketball. He didn't know that love eventually would pivot to creating award-winning stories through ...