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Allen Iverson, Ann Iverson, BIG3, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA, NBA Moms, Philadelphia 76ers - October 17, 2018
Being Ann Iverson: 'I knew Allen Iverson was going to the NBA when I was carrying him' The Hall of Famer's mother shares emotional moments about her son
Ann Iverson sat in a hotel room on a cool September night in the heart of Newport News, Virginia — the city where she raised her son, NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson, and his two sisters, Brandy and Iiesha. She recounted with laughter so many proud moments of raising Allen and being an NBA […]
Allen Iverson, Calvin Murphy, Earl Boykins, Hip-Hop, Isaiah Thomas, Muggsy Bogues, Nate Robinson, NBA, Spud Webb - May 08, 2018
The top six stars in NBA history 6 feet or under From Bogues to Iverson: We look at their best games and wildest dunks
David went toe-to-toe with Goliath in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. On one end of a second-quarter skirmish towered Sixers big man Joel Embiid. And on the other was respectably sized Celtics guard Terry Rozier. Shoves and jawing resulted in a double technical. "Too bad," […]
Allen Iverson, Cleveland Cavaliers, Commentary, LeBron James - April 02, 2018
Without Allen Iverson, there would be no LeBron AI forced a league full of whitewashed front offices to get comfortable with hip-hop culture
Without Allen Iverson, there would be no LeBron James. No, Iverson didn't influence the one-of-a-kind athletic playing style of James. Instead, the 6-foot-8-inch, 260-pound kid from Akron, Ohio, inherited Iverson's unbreakable loyalty to his own. The stories of their respective crews are well-documented. While Iverson's inner circle lost Bentleys at airports, James' closest confidants — […]
Allen Iverson, Houston Rockets, James Harden, Kobe Bryant, NBA - March 01, 2018
The most disrespectful NBA plays of all time James Harden joins the pantheon with his annihilation of Wesley Johnson
Let's get something straight off the rip. What Houston Rockets guard James Harden did to the Los Angeles Clippers' Wesley Johnson on Wednesday night was not, in the purely technical sense, all that special. Yes, he sat Johnson down like a 5-year-old getting a timeout. It wasn't any worse — again, strictly from a ballhandling […]
Allen Iverson, Black History Sports, Chris Webber, Entertainment, Hip Hop, Iman Shumpert, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Lonzo Ball, Metta World Peace, NBA, News, Opinion, Rakim, Rap, Shaquille O'Neal, TheGrio Originals - February 20, 2018
From Struggle Raps to Real Bars: 7 NBA players turned rappers
Lonzo Ball fouled out with his new rap album and It should come as no surprise that most of these rap "careers" from NBA players flame out quickly like the dumpster fires that they are. But not all of them are terrible. Here's a look at just a few NBA rappers and their varied levels of success.
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2018 NBA All-Star Game, Allen Iverson, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Nipsey Hussle - February 15, 2018
Tech, music, film + pure partying: 2018 NBA All-Star events *really* get started Thursday As of now, the city of Los Angeles is NBA central
Tech, music, film: There's a bunch of stuff happening Thursday in Los Angeles. As the city gets set for NBA All-Star Weekend 2018, some events are for players and media only. Some are for everyone. Off top there's a Q&A with Kobe Bryant brought to the world by Nike x Jordan Brand's Global T32 Nike […]
Adam Silver, Allen Iverson, Atlanta Hawks, Baseball, Basketball, Black Quarterbacks, Black Twitter, Cam Newton, Chris Rock, Colin Kaepernick, Football, Hip-Hop, Instagram, Ken Griffey Jr., LeBron James, MLB, NBA, NFL, NFLPA, Race, Rap, Social Media, Television - October 23, 2017
Are we entering the end times for the NFL? Professional basketball offers the NFL a blueprint for success: embrace the black culture of the majority of your players
The National Football League, the American sport that comes closest to resembling a religion, has its end times in sight: the year 2021. "The likelihood," NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith said in August, "of either a strike, or a lockout is in '21 a virtual certainty." Doomsdays. Humanity has always been obsessed with […]
50 Greatest, Allen Iverson, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, Bill Walton, Billy Cunningham, Bob Cousy, Bob Pettit, Boston Celtics, Charles Barkley, Cleveland Cavaliers, Clyde Drexler, Dave Bing, Dave Cowens, Dave DeBusschere, David Robinson, Dirk Nowitzki, Dolph Schayes, Dwyane Wade, Earl Monroe, Elgin Baylor, Elvin Hayes, George Gervin, George Mikan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Hal Greer, Indiana Pacers, Isiah Thomas, James Worthy, Jason Kidd, Jerry Lucas, Jerry West, John Havlicek, John Stockton, Julius Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Kevin McHale, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Lenny Wilkens, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Moses Malone, Nate Archibald, Nate Thurmond, NBA, Oscar Robertson, Patrick Ewing, Paul Arizin, Paul Pierce, Pete Maravich, Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Rick Barry, Robert Parish, Sam Jones, Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O'Neal, Stephen Curry, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Walt Frazier, Wes Unseld, Willis Reed, Wilt Chamberlain - October 20, 2017
The NBA's 50 Greatest Players list: The remix New times call for new players – and farewells to some old stars
They invented the jump shot. Widened the lane. Integrated the game, thank God. When the NBA gathered its 50 greatest players at the 1997 All-Star Game in Cleveland to celebrate the 50th anniversary list it created that fall, everyone from Paul Arizin and Wilt Chamberlain to Michael Jordan and the youngest and then most controversial […]
50 Greatest, Alice Coachman, Allen Iverson, Althea Gibson, Barry Bonds, Commentary, Harrison Dillard, Jack Johnson, John Carlos, Kobe Bryant, Lawrence Taylor, Lisa Leslie, O.J. Simpson, Sheryl Swoopes, Tiger Woods, Tommie Smith - August 09, 2017
50 Greatest Black Athletes — the top 10 snubs and five honorable mentions Making the case for the list's most glaring omissions
The list is complete. The 50 Greatest Black Athletes have been determined by the public — 10,350 adults whom SurveyMonkey polled to decide who should be considered the best of the best in black athletic supremacy based upon four factors: overall ranking, dominance, inspiration and impact on society. For months, debates have swirled in The […]
#BlackWomensEqualPay, All Day, Allen Iverson, Daily Dose, LaVar Ball, Olympics - August 01, 2017
Daily Dose: 7/31/17 Adidas apologizes for caving to LaVar Ball
What's up, gang? Hope your weekend went well. I've done radio three times since we last spoke. Monday morning I hosted Mike and Mike for the first time, and working with Booger McFarland was fun. Here's a link. I wish I had some proof that journalism is now tailored only to an audience rich enough […]
Adidas, Air Jordan, Allen Iverson, Big Baller Brand, Converse, Kobe Bryant, LaVar Ball, Lonzo Ball, NBA, Nike, Sneaker Stories, Style, Under Armour - July 18, 2017
Summer League MVP Lonzo Ball is Lakers' newest sneaker free agent Just like Kobe in 2003. Here's how Ball's looks compare with the Black Mamba, side by side
Lonzo Ball is a Los Angeles Laker, but in the sneaker world? He's a free agent. As innovative and genius as his shoe decisions have been this summer, we've seen it before in Los Angeles — from one of the greatest Lakers of all time. Ball already has his own signature shoe — the heftily […]
All Day, Allen Iverson, Daily Dose, Detroit, Esports, French Montana, Jim DeRogati, R. Kelly, ScHoolboy Q - July 17, 2017
Daily Dose: 7/17/17 R. Kelly's latest disgusting scheme is exposed
All right, all, I'll be on The Ryen Russillo Show on Monday from 1-4 p.m. EST, which is also on ESPNews if you want to see me while I talk. But, if you want to hear The Morning Roast from Sunday, without pictures, there's that too. Hey @Walmart what are you doing? pic.twitter.com/ermxukU5BX — Kwani […]
Allen Iverson, BIG3, Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers - July 17, 2017
Iverson sits, but still feels the love in Philadelphia homecoming The Answer coaches — but does not play — in BIG3 game against Dr. J's team
PHILADELPHIA — With a 6 p.m. start, the only BIG3 league games with an evening tipoff this season, ticket holders were slow to fill their spots. By the time the fourth and final game was set to begin, there was hardly an empty seat in the Wells Fargo Center. Two Philadelphia 76ers legends, Allen Iverson […]
All Day, Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Daily Dose, Donald Trump, Essence Festival - July 03, 2017
Daily Dose: 7/3/17 Carmelo is ready to leave the Knicks
I'm writing this on a plane, watching a documentary about Allen Iverson, my favorite basketball player of all time. You can expect this to be a very inspired post. never forget Reggie Evans: "How old are you?" Giannis: "20." Reggie Evans: "20? …Damn." pic.twitter.com/NS4c8Ek9nM — Harry Lyles Jr. (@harrylylesjr) July 2, 2017 So, President Donald […]
Allen Iverson, Basketball, BIG3, Ice Cube - June 26, 2017
BIG3 league shows signs of promise in Brooklyn debut Despite injuries and rust, former NBA players were competitive in Ice Cube's new venture
NEW YORK — There was no mic in his hand. No sound check. No Raiders cap. But O'Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube, was still center stage, sharply dressed in a suit and tie as he stood courtside an hour before the debut of his BIG3. The day wasn't perfect: Allen Iverson was clearly […]
Allen Iverson, NBA, NBA Playoffs, Philadelphia 76ers, Tyronn Lue - June 06, 2017
On this day in NBA Finals history: Allen Iverson steps over Tyronn Lue The moment from the 2001 Finals created a bond between the players
On June 6, 2001, one play connected Allen Iverson and Tyronn Lue for eternity. With less than a minute left in overtime of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers, Iverson put a dagger in the hearts of his opponents with a sequence regarded as one of the […]
Allen Iverson, Isaiah Thomas, SportsCenter, The Six - May 03, 2017
SC6: It's time to call IT4 a superstar With his "Iversonian" performances one of the top stories of the playoffs, Michael Smith says it's no longer a stretch to consider Isaiah Thomas a superstar
All Day, Allen Iverson, Daily Dose, FaceApp, Nordstrom - April 26, 2017
Daily Dose: 4/26/17 Barack Obama is taking money from Wall Street
The Houston Rockets did something crazy last night, but it worked out. They sold beer for a dollar before the game last night, and thankfully they didn't end up with a Ten Cent Beer Night situation from the '70s in Cleveland. In the latest edition of 'Should we be worried about this?' we have two […]
Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan, SportsCenter, The Six, Tyronn Lue - March 06, 2017
SC6: A.I.'s crossover on MJ is the best Hall of Famer Allen Iverson joins SC6 to explain why he feels his crossover on Michael Jordan is better than his play where he stepped over Tyronn Lue
Allen Iverson, Drake, Houston Rockets, Lou Williams, Meek Mill, NBA - March 02, 2017
The Legend of Lou Williams just can't stop — and it won't stop Hot off the Houston bench, the part-time rapper, Iverson mentee and NBA star has lived a life that is … well, legendary
Last Thursday, Lou Williams woke up to an urgent text message after a late afternoon nap in New Orleans. The text said his trade to the Houston Rockets had finally become official and he was due to debut in three hours. There was no practice or shootaround for the sharpshooting guard to prepare. But in […]
Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Charles Oakley, Dwyane Wade, James Harden, Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, NBA, Spades, Stance - February 22, 2017
Dwyane Wade x Stance's NBA All-Star Spades Party – an exclusive look D-Wade brings a cherished childhood game to one of the league's biggest stages
For Chicago Bulls star Dwyane Wade, spades isn't just a card game; it contains vignettes of cherished childhood memories. "My earliest memory of playing spades probably goes back to playing with my brothers, my dad, my stepmom, just sitting at the kitchen table, as a family, and they're talking all kinds of junk," Wade recalled, […]
All Day Podcast, Allen Iverson, Basketball, BIG3, Culture, Ice Cube - January 13, 2017
Ice Cube brings Allen Iverson out of retirement for some BIG3 basketball Chauncey Billups and Kenyon Martin are also among the legends lacing up for some 3-on-3
We've all felt the heartbreak of having to say goodbye to our favorite players gone to their retirement. When players are in their prime, we imagine they'll play forever. And when they leave us, we believe the game will never see another like them. Sometimes, we're right. But for all of the basketball fans who […]
All Day, Allen Iverson, Barack Obama, Basketball, Daily Dose, Donald Trump, Dylann Roof - January 11, 2017
Daily Dose: 1/11/17 A wild news day, indeed
Hidden Figures is quite the film. There should have been nothing "unexpected" about its success, even if showing on fewer screens than normal. When our stories are told, people show up because they're interesting. Period. Let the countdown to Donald Trump begin. Now that President Barack Obama's farewell speech is behind us, there's really no […]
Allen Iverson, DeAndre Jordan, Kevin Durant, NBA, Steve Wiebe - October 06, 2016
Tattoo artist Steve Wiebe is responsible for a lot of ink on the court The Canadian tattoo artist has a list of star-studded clientele, including KD, DeAndre Jordan and Future
Abbotsford has a reputation for being Canada's most charitable city. In this town of about 135,000 people, about an hour's drive from Vancouver, there is a tattoo parlor called the Golden Republic Tattoo in an office building next door to a Malaysian restaurant where Steve Wiebe, one of the world's hottest tattoo artists, resides. Tattooed […]
Allen Iverson, His & Hers, Michael Jordan, NBA - September 15, 2016
His & Hers: Is Iverson's MJ crossover his most memorable move? September 15, 2016
All Day, All Day Podcast, Allen Iverson, Atlanta, Colin Kaepernick, Donald Glover, Locker Room Lawyer, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NFL - September 13, 2016
All Day Podcast: 9/13/16 Domonique Foxworth fills in for Justin Tinsley this week
Back by popular demand, senior writer Domonique Foxworth joined the All Day Podcast crew this week, filling in for staff writer Justin Tinsley. We talk San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, what's in store this fall in black television and the Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony with host Clinton Yates and senior style writer […]
Allen Iverson, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Philadelphia 76ers - September 11, 2016
Iverson has a night for the ages Callouts to Biggie, Rick James and 'Stanky Wanky' during his Hall of Fame speech add to the legend
One more night of adjusting a mic, opening a vein and letting it flow. One more moment for the greatest little big man the game has known to speak his heart and mend his soul. Can a drama junkie ever have a happy ending? And if so, what does that look like for Allen Iverson […]
Allen Iverson, Commentary, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - September 09, 2016
Iverson's spirit, brashness — and his crossover — made him my role model 'It was a learning experience for the other guys to come after me'
"You are not Allen Iverson." Fifteen years have passed, but an otherwise forgettable summer league coach's words still linger in my mind. In the moment — a time when Iverson was leading the Philadelphia 76ers, my hometown team, to their 2001 NBA Finals run — he meant that, despite what I thought, I couldn't pick […]
All Day, Allen Iverson, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers - September 08, 2016
Allen Iverson is late to Hall of Fame news conference Then reminds the world of exactly who he is
"Allen Iverson is unable to be with us this afternoon." Those were the words announced Thursday afternoon, an awkward harbinger for a guy who was finally getting his just due from a league that didn't always accept who he was. Everyone else was there: Tom Izzo, Sheryl Swoopes, Shaquille O'Neal and Yao Ming, among others. […]
Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers - September 08, 2016
The Answer to 'The Answer' A look into Allen Iverson off the court
Chucky Atkins wouldn't reveal "The Answer" as to who our superstar lunch guest was, but it was an unforgettable surprise. Neither the then-Denver Nuggets guard or myself could remember the exact date, but it was in the summer of the late 2000s. We were both wearing the expected business casual at an upscale steakhouse in […]
Allen Iverson, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers - September 08, 2016
An Undefeated View: Allen Iverson Hall of Fame preview Our own Marc Spears and Mike Wise reflect on A.I.'s illustrious career and HOF induction
Allen Iverson's long, hard road to immortality The Answer's long-awaited Hall of Fame speech could be among the greatest in sports history
Allen Ezail Iverson lived through hell to make it to basketball heaven. He arrived in Philadelphia in the summer of 1996 as the No. 1 pick in a draft featuring future Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen and Steve Nash, perhaps the best, most decorated class of all time. Philadelphia became the epicenter for […]
Allen Iverson, Gabby Douglas, Ichiro Suzuki, Simone Biles, What Had Happened Was - August 08, 2016
What Had Happened Was: 8/8/16 Oh, you don't know? We got you.
GAME. BLOUSES. How's this for a loaded sports weekend: The U.S. women's gymnastics team dominated the qualifying session (Gabby Douglas missed the cut to defend her 2012 gold medal because two of her own teammates, Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, bested her score), the U.S. men's basketball team gave China that work Saturday and three-time […]