Allen Iverson Immortalized with Statue at Sixers' Practice Facility

CAMDEN, N.J. -- Yes, there is something quite wry about the fact Allen Iverson was immortalized in his crossover pose at -- of all sites -- theAlmost 22 years after AI ranted about"practice" 22 times in an often-spoofed news conference -- see, Ted Lasso -- even Iverson got a kick out of the location of the sculpture unveiled Friday on the team's Legends Walk, joining the likes of Julius Erving, Wilt Chamberlain, Charles Barkley and Maurice Cheeks.

The 165-pound guard averaged 31.1 points in 2001, was the MVP of the All-Star Game and propped an entire franchise on his 6-foot frame all the way to the Finals.Iverson had 48 points in 52 minutes of an overtime victory. The Sixers didn't have enough to go the distance and the Lakers won the next four games.

"They came up to me and said that they would love to talk to me about different things on the basketball court and I just love and respect that they respect me because they know I've been through what they're going through at a high level," Iverson said."So I'm trying to have my voice be heard as much as possible.

"How do you think I got that good? I had to practice," Iverson said."I just thought it was a bad rap on me. One day I'm walking in the streets and people come up to me and say 'Practice? We're talking about practice?' and I be like, 'Man, out of all the things I accomplished in my career, that's the only thing you can come up with?' Crazy."

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