LeBron James: ‘MJ Inspired Me, But Allen Iverson Was The God’

[Loose]

I'd say Kobe and Shaq too

nah. nikkas wore freestyle braids and reebox because of iverson. iverson was goat in the hood in innercity courts . hell he made nikkas cop shooting sleeves

 

[Big Boss]

AI was God to a lot of nikkas. He was like the basketball version of Pac

Fat Joe said the samething years ago



“Allen Iverson was the Tupac of basketball; he was a true revolutionary. His talent was incredible, but as you know, in this game of basketball, experts will say, “If you don’t get a chip, then we don’t care what you’ve done,” which is unfair to a lot of phenomenal players, like Ewing, Charles Barkley and also Karl Malone and John Stockton.” Fat Joe




Fat Joe Calls Allen Iverson the Tupac of Basketball | BSO

 

[Nintendough]

inefficient chuckers who don't take practice seriously and go out and take 30 shots to get 30 points are god figures now??

Go kiss your dog in the mouth and let your wife cuss u out in public you dirty CAC

 

[KOBE]

I dont know a nikka alive that didnt like AI

@SchoolboyC

 

[Cheese McNair]

AI was God to a lot of nikkas. He was like the basketball version of Pac

Perfect description

both are gemini

 

[Piff Perkins]

I'd say Iverson had more love and impact than Kobe or Shaq at the time. The swagger, the way he talked, the way he dressed, his attitude. Let's not forget Kobe had to deal with some people feeling he was soft or "talked/acted white" for some time. I vividly remember being more into Kobe and Duncan than Iverson because their personalities were more like mine. But all of my friends were on the Iverson wagon.

Kobe at times felt like someone trying to be Jordan, and no one can be Jordan (in large part due to the media myth of him). Iverson was like fukk that shyt I'm gonna be me.

 

[Big Boss]

Dudes wanted to be AI

Chicks wanted to marry AI

 

[ade]

Damn...how did this dude get his shot off like that. Crazy..

 

[Higher Tech]

I feel like the only people that don't like Iverson weren't around when he came into the league. His whole movement was powerful. I like the comparison to Pac too, he hit the league a couple of months after Pac died like the world couldn't be without a real nikka for too long. He was more than stats.

 

[theflyest]

Interesting quote

Growing up, the ones that typically worshiped AI were the short nyggas. They LOVED that nygga. The "6'4 and up" gang preferred the taller players.

 

[LesterDiamond]

I never got the Reebok Questions, man. Huants me to this day. The white and reds when I was in the 8th grade was

 

[dem bath salts]

Interesting quote

Growing up, the ones that typically worshiped AI were the short nyggas. They LOVED that nygga. The "6'4 and up" gang preferred the taller players.

Ain't that many 6'4 and over nikkas in the world. It was the Hood who loved A.I. That's why so many nikkas fukked with him. Because when he got on, he aint polish uo for corporate NBA. He kept it hood and we loved him for it.

 

[theflyest]

Ain't that many 6'4 and over nikkas in the world. It was the Hood who loved A.I. That's why so many nikkas fukked with him. Because when he got on, he aint polish uo for corporate NBA. He kept it hood and we loved him for it.

I hung around nothing but basketball players and we were all tall

The short nyggas loved Iverson

 

[Big Boss]

I feel like the only people that don't like Iverson weren't around when he came into the league. His whole movement was powerful. I like the comparison to Pac too, he hit the league a couple of months after Pac died like the world couldn't be without a real nikka for too long. He was more than stats.

Facts

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

I'd say Iverson had more love and impact than Kobe or Shaq at the time. The swagger, the way he talked, the way he dressed, his attitude. Let's not forget Kobe had to deal with some people feeling he was soft or "talked/acted white" for some time. I vividly remember being more into Kobe and Duncan than Iverson because their personalities were more like mine. But all of my friends were on the Iverson wagon.

Kobe at times felt like someone trying to be Jordan, and no one can be Jordan (in large part due to the media myth of him). Iverson was like fukk that shyt I'm gonna be me.

Iverson felt relatable to a lot of fans. The average NBA player is maybe 6'4 and probably about 200-210 pounds. Iverson is 6 even and played around 165. I'm 6 even and 180, so the idea of a guy 15 pounds smaller than me lighting up a defense and relentlessly going to the basket when the guys guarding it were anywhere from 7-12 inches taller and outweighed him by 80-170 pounds made a lot of fans feel like "if he can do it, why can't I do it too?"