Being a certified ass– for nothing. “And you can argue it all you want to, but it’ll go down as me being the best dominant little man in the world”.
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“Shaq” also thanks National Basketball Association fans, saying, “You guys were a part of everyone”.
“Without my coaches putting me in a position to succeed”. “For giving me the opportunity”. I got him by running him at 5 in the morning.
O’Neal and Iverson are overshadowing the other inductees when it comes to publicity.
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Allen Iverson, right, poses with his presenter, coach Larry Brown, before induction ceremonies at Symphony Hall, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, in Springfield, Mass. Brown has presented before, most recently a year ago for John Calipari and Lindsay Gaze, but doing so for Iverson on Friday has a unique meaning. “I’m still learning, as a father, as a boyfriend, as brother, as a family member, as a son, I’m still finding my way”. I walked out on the court and I looked at him.
O’Neal mentioned several people who played a factor in his success. They were pretty emotional. And, for the first time in my life, a human didn’t really look real to me. “When you consider he’s going in with Shaq and Yao Ming and Tom Izzo, that’s a pretty incredible cast”. He won a Chinese Basketball Association championship and was named the Finals MVP that same year. For all the elite professional athletes he has been around, Iverson stands out.
“I want my legacy to just be the guy that came out and gave everything he had”, Iverson said.
When asked what his career would have looked like if he was entering the National Basketball Association today, Shaq was as confident as ever, saying, “I’d average 40 points a game, without free throws”. “I remember the first time I played against him”. I think at the end of the day we both realized how we both benefited from our relationship.
From his wardrobe, a tasteful all-black suit that was more than worthy of a runway trip, to his comedic one liners and stories that had the audience laughing, Iverson was charming, humble and boastful.
Rivers said he also talked to Ray Allen, who was part of the ’07 team in Boston but didn’t play in the National Basketball Association last season.
For a small turn there, Yao was at the very least in the conversation for the best player in the league.
Spotting Iverson, a familiar figure even in a tuxedo, as he stepped from the limo, a man in a 76ers jersey shouted, “I love you, Allen!” I want them to feel like they’re Hall of Famers. “I literally seen his aura”.
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“This is big! Such an honor for Yao Ming to get inducted”, Billy Jiao said. Although they weren’t the flashiest team on paper, Iverson propelled the Sixers to contend for the championship, a series Brown still looks back on with thoughts of hustle and promise. “You got to have (guts) to pull off a move against a legend like that”. “It’s true that each year we think it’s a great class”. But for loving me the way you do and caring about what kind of person I am and what type of person I need to be to set an example for our babies.
