Allen Iverson was a ruthless ankle breaker and a revolutionary cultural icon | The Class of ’96
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- On this episode of The Class of ’96, Bomani Jones looks at the life and career of Allen Iverson. Iverson was the smallest player ever to be selected with the No. 1 overall NBA draft pick, but he left a massive imprint on the league. His scoring prowess, electrifying crossovers and fearlessness earned him a place in the Hall of Fame. And his unapologetic demeanor made him a cultural icon. Iverson never won a title, but fans will remember him as one of the most singular stars in NBA history.
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0:00 The story of Allen Iverson
0:29 Iverson’s cultural impact
2:30 The beginning
5:21 Defining moment: Crossing over MJ
6:17 The prime years
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0:00 The story of Allen Iverson
0:29 Iverson’s cultural impact
2:30 The beginning
5:21 Defining moment: Crossing over MJ
6:17 The prime years
good stuff
Love this revisionist history by ESPN . When he was being vilified they reported and stated all the knocks on him. Never taking this view about him being an "icon" till he is long gone from the spotlight .
@Jacquie Lautman idc
Gf
Yg
The arm sleeves you see everywhere, guys with a million tattoos, the dress code, he influenced a lot of the culture in the NBA. Respect to the legend and all time great AI.
Pound for Pound Goat
I hope his performances gets talked about more than how he changed dress codes.
@@user-bm9cv9vn2k I think imo AI is similar to westbrook in terms of stat wise performances. Mostly people love westbrook cause of how he plays each game like it's his last. That is similar to ai
Respecto Mundo 🧎🏽♂️
@DEAD GRATEFUL Man at least he carried his team to the finals for a chance to win. Most players won't even see that.
I seen somewhere that his mum didn't pay the light bill so she could buy him new basketball sneakers. his mum's the real MVP. bless her.
All mum's are mvps (most)
@@kenyansimpo7356 Simp(o), indeed
For most mum's the better decision is to pay the electric bill 🤣🤣
@@TheTwinkiefoot WYM
@@chewbaccasworld3672 True, if women aren't feeding their kids so they can buy them ball shoes hmm.... smells like she growing him to be a million dollar player
I see A.I, I click. No questions asked.
You give only... The Answer.
@@dominiquechenevert2760 Facts
That's it
same
No matter the question...he is the answer!
Allen Iverson definitely is one of the most influential players of all time, people under appreciate how much he influenced a lot of players today. For sure my favorite player of all time.
he helped develop what we know now as modern basketball
Iverson was an inefficient chuker. He inspired almost no people for sure
@@abuhassan8849 lmao ok buddy literally almost every star nba player says AI was their idol and inspired them but continue to hate cuz your favorite player probably loves AI lmao
@@jonathanleggett236 I wouldn't even reply to him. That guy clearly has no idea what he's talking about lmao
@@jonathanleggett236 his not wrong though
1:56 Everybody needed to wear business casual attires.
Rodman: Enters in a wedding dress. 👰
Imagine A.I playing today. He'd be getting to the line more than anybody, and he would've beat up his body way less giving him better longevity. One of the best ever
Word. I'd say he averages about 37 to 38 ppg. Nothing above that. Still a beast either way.💯🐐🏀
He'd have better longevity because of officiating. Read somewhere the other day that the 76ers would hide Iverson's jersey because they don't want him to play due to injuries, but every now and then he'd still find it and suit up. If he's still active, he'd go against load management.
HE WOULD BE A BETTER SHOOTER TOO LOL
@@brandonethereal1084 yeah facts bro iverson would definitely torch this current league and would probably win at least 10 scoring titles
Kids dont realize the icon this man was/is
facts, not winning a ring has deluded this generation into believing you’re not good
Kids from in and around Philly still know. I got to meet him when I was younger at a 76ers event and was amazed at his size and how he would go up against the centers every night, blew mind
The blessing of being a 90s baby. We respects the older player because our favourites respected and modeled their games after them. Plus we can appreciate the new kids as we get to watch their careers from start to finish.
@@presidentialkingdom2201 he was way better than Kobe Bryant plus Allen Iverson is underrated by casuals he wont be loved until he died
I do he my fav player ever I'm 15
All-time favorite player. Icon on and off. Changed the game. So much nostalgia. Watching every single 76ers game from 2000/01 onwards as a young kid. Iverson inspired beyond belief
He proves you don't need a ring to be a champion. One of the all time greatest. He dominated in a big man league at 6ft, 165lbs. That's incredible.
John Stockton
Allen Iverson
Charles Barkley
Karl Malone
Patrick Ewing
The no rings starting 5 is not bad!
@@vikrantverma1125 this team would have won multiple championships
@@adamsamuel8593 absolutely....
pretty much every dude in the hood was trying to be AI when i was a kid
The man was so influential that it is crazy to look back and realize what the league looked like before him. Not only was he 100% true to himself, he had an all-time motor. He never got a chip but he always fought. Getting that one on the Shaq and Kobe Lakers was a feat few teams in history could have done.
Class of 96 gotta be the best draft class in nba history
03 can challenge it though
Well buddy the class of 84 were olajuwon .jordan ,.Perkins,Barkley,Alvin Robertson .cage.thorpe .stockton.kersey ..... By far class of 84 .
Iverson got more heart than everybody in the league
Russell Westbrook has entered the chat*
@@warriorjennings5115 he should leave quickly too....ain't no disrespect to Russ but AI is the bravest player the NBA has ever seen!
Bill Simmons said something to describe Iverson which stuck with me. “Imagine if Dame Lillard was the toughest player in the league”
@@Walrus286 best footnotes of all time
@@warriorjennings5115 westbrick bricking
Iverson is the greatest normal sized human being in NBA History.
Dude was 5’11’ on a good day and he was almost always the best player of the court.
Also he was cool and badass. Baggy clothes, chains, hip hop attitude, tattoos.
didnt try to be anyone else... great man and player
I thought he was 6'1
Legend has it he was about 5'9, without shoes. He really was a freak athlete. No way he was a full 6ft.
I stood about 3 ft from A.I. at the 2001 ASG in DC, I'm 5"-11", A.I. is every bit of 5'-10" maybe 5'-11"
I think you've put it the best. There has not been a better 6fter in NBA history.
I wanted to be like this man SO BAD when I was a kid.The game, the headband, the cornrows, tattoos. What a legend. 20 years and I'm still in awe.
I can never stop watching videos of iverson
This guy was the reason I cut long socks for sleeves, tried to grow my hair out, scored so many points in the game of 21 from that one crossover they consider carrying now. This dude was my idol.
Yeah, I got my first and only set of corn rows because of him.
You wanna talk about influence? The crossover, the headband/arm sleeve, the tattoos, and the cornrows. All of those are now mainstream because of Iverson.
That 96 draft though
One-third of the first round picks became allstars. 3 guys became league MVPs. Let's not forget 12 teams passed on Kobe.
four Hall of Famers.
nets was going to take him but kobe's camp said he will not play for them.
Steve Nash, Marbury, A.I., J-Kidd, Camby... man those were the days!
@@jsrosete84 really? Why not?
@@antoniajane5442 kobe wanted to be a Laker. that's where the money was. just google it. it was common knowledge.
He’s the reason players can act how they wanna act wear what they wanna wear and play how they wanna play.
what? did you even listen to this before commenting
How is being yourself an act?
what? what does that even mean? There are millions of rules about what you can wear.... you can't even wear an upside-down headband... or a bandaid with a name on it.... "play how they wanna play", doesn't even mean anything. The crossover was never illegal.
My idol. Even today as a 26 yr old, I fangirl Iverson to no end. He's the spark that ignited my love for basketball and furthermore inspired me to always give life my best shot. I'm happy to see that ESPN and other platforms still show him love.
I wish the media gave him this much love when he was actually playing 🤷🏽♂️
He’s the reason I started watching NBA
You know why !!!
Cause he’s the Answer
His style and dressing back then is still dope in today’s context
No NBA star or star in general has ever been more real to themselves while it was most profitable to be not real.
I like how emotional he often is. I like how real he is. He was the opposite of the fakeness that we live in where everyone is putting out what they want you to believe about them rather than showing who they are.
I would say Tim Duncan has been one too
Well said 💯
Fuk 12 teams passing on Kobe a franchise traded him w/o him ever suiting up for them.
Fab Five gave us the first glimpse of 90s basketball. Remember the long shorts and black shoes and socks? Iverson took it to the streets. When hip hop and street cred "crossed over" to mainstream sports thanks to him.
A.I is arguably the most exciting and dynamic guard hiis size in nba history.
Iverson is your favorite player's favorite player. Kawhi loves Iverson. He didn't root for the Lakers. When Iverson entered the league, true hip hop culture in the NBA was born. We wouldn't have SLAM magazine without him.
He was Lebron a favorite player as well (other than mj)
Um.. slam magazine started in 94 my guy...
The day this man passes away, I’m going to cry like a baby.
Don’t even think negative
The cornrows, tattoos, baggy shorts, hip-hop imagery of a player, head band and the arm sleeves. Mostly if not all are from A.I.
Why do yall call it "hip hop" imagery
Baggy shorts and short black socks, that came from the Fab 5
Tattoos started with Dennis Rodman but the other stuff 100%
Nope, headbands and stuff allen got it from Dr. J
@@Lilbrothamanee Dr. J has NEVER EVER worn a headband!!!!
I've seen this guy in person many many times he's one of few athletes in the world that's worth the price of admission
Allen Iverson, NBA Hall of Famer, respect ❤.
AI was so good that annoyed the league and they tried to stop or punish him with bad calls but in the end whatever they did he was still the most unexpected player ever played in Nba.Pure Legend,Respect to the Answer!
iverson wasn't even there when he was charge with that ridiculously crime AND THAT WAS PROVEN SIR !
Facts I grew up on iverson my favorite player he was the reason I grew my hair out had cornrows got tattoos even got my initials on my neck same way AI does Iverson was really a game changer
Kids and teens today would never ever ever ever but never ever ever UNDERSTAND NOR COMPREHEND HOW HUGE ALLEN IVERSON WAS TO US KIDS IN THE LATE 90'S AND EARLY 2000'S
“of a generation that knew that how they dressed didn’t make them poor” dag. that was eloquently put. they really ought to start instilling that in kids
@studio bauhaus LOL nah it’s less about poverty pimping and more about knowing that you’re more than the clothes on your back. too many folks focused on the superficial while they should be busy focused on what makes them who they are
@studio bauhaus i said what i said
@@kingofpancakes1278 i agree
Dude is a legend and still is to this day. Kobe is great but i think Iverson had a bigger impact on the game after Jordan. Iverson is probably the main reason for player empowerment.
Yeah truthfully Kob always had more love overseas AI had love from all aspects even rivals. Some mfs hated Kobe until he retired lol
Everyone got tats, cool hair, that's AI.
As a '96 baby, Allen Iverson is my favorite player of all time!!! The Answer 🗣
I used to wear the arm sleeve and I3 headband to school almost everyday for a couple years. Even had my hair braided cuz of him. This was a legend on the court and an absolute icon.
One of the realest to do it. He will always be a conversation
Iverson showed that small guys could have a place among the elite in the league. Plus he was really one of the first players to fuse that hip hop style with the NBA culture.
Ai was my idol growing up because he was the smallest dude on the court with the biggest heart.. And no one looked cooler then the Answer
Allen Iverson is the reason why i am a Sixers Fan he is my role model i hope i meet him one day
Ayyyeee we have the same team and name
@@seize3 🙏🔥
My favorite player of all time!!!
在《96梯黃金一代》的這一集，Bomani Jones 著眼於 Allen Iverson 的生活和職業生涯。 AI 是有史以來身材最嬌小的 NBA選秀狀元，但他在聯盟中留下了巨大的烙印。 他的得分能力，激動人心的換手運球過人絕技和場上無所畏懼的精神，為他贏得了籃球名人堂的一席之地。 而他不對任何事物低頭認輸的態度，更使他成為一個文化偶像。 AI從未獲得過冠軍頭銜，但球迷們會牢牢記得他是 NBA歷史上最獨特的球星之一。
( 翻譯 / 張藝耀 )
0:00
| A.Iverson 的故事
0:29
| 艾佛森對文化的影響
2:30
| 開端
5:21
| 被認定的時刻：換手運球晃過MJ
6:17
| 黃金歲月
Allen Iverson 是我個人籃球路上的偶像之一，他打落牙齒和血吞的拼勁，永遠會讓追過他直播比賽的球迷難忘。同時 AI 更是將寬大的球衣球褲、辮子頭、刺青、頭巾袖套等黑人嘻哈潮流文化正式帶進 NBA的先驅，說他是個文化 icon 一點也不為過。推薦給所有熱愛 AI 的老球迷，更推薦給因年紀較輕而沒看過 Iverson賽事的年輕球迷。
Iverson was the reason why I watched basketball as a teenager. One of the realest players to play in the league. And most importantly respected
That crossover had dudes discombobulated 😳🤣
Iverson made my younger years so enjoyable!
The nba isn’t just a sport, it’s a culture that I love even tho I’m not that good at ball
spitting facts, i cant ball too well, but watching them play makes me feel like im playing with them.
Iverson was the ultimate trendsetter for the NBA....A beast on the court and started more trends than anyone I can name honestly. He took all the bullets for the guys playing now.
I remember seeing an interview where Iverson said he was a better football player than he was a basketball player. I would have loved to see that. The man was truly gifted🔥🙏🏼.
That crossover on Jordan was iconic!
*The most influential NBA player ever!* 🤘🏽
My initial introduction to the game!
One of the greatest to ever do it !! 👑🗣
Imagine A.I. in this social media era
Right that step over on Lue would’ve went viral
Would have hit the million mark in views 1min
I love Allen Iverson always original
This dude was so polarizing man , he was bigger than basketball at one point . Basketball back then was so different . These new guys are more talented sure but they don’t have this . And I can’t put my finger on what this is
Exactly ....its like too much money has made it a little deluded albeit more skilled
One of my favorite players , guy was an absolute stud and so entertaining to watch
1 OF THE 🐐’s FR FR
I had his rookie jersey in 96' when I was in 4th grade. AI and KG were my favorite players of the new generation.
him taking that 76ers team to the finals was INSANE. And to even take one game from the lakers in the finals, with the team Iverson had was even more INSANE
AI would eat irving up for lunch. dude would play with 1 leg if he had to. all grit and heart
And he was tougher than kyrie. AI was mentally and physically tougher.
@@NovakaneWorldwide93 He would eat Harden alive too.
I wish that I could just keep hitting the like button until I reached over a million; Bruh, you are speaking the raw truth!!
Gonna disagree here. Kyrie, skill wise, is better than A.I on every level. Only person more skilled than Kyrie is the GOAT MJ himself.....but then again....what if Kyrie was 6'6-ish?
If you talking carrying a team, I give you A.I
One on One? Kyrie will eat up everybody in this current NBA.
He hits shots that have never been hit before lol. Dude is crazy...
@Canon : but he wont ever be able to..not by his self n e way..(kyrie)
"You gon' think about me when I'm gone... like the ring I never won, I won."
- White Iverson by Post Malone
Nobody made basketball look as cool as The Answer did.
The way he moves, his dribble, his shooting stance, his layups, his crossovers.
You could take every frame and turn it into a stencil.
I got hooked on basketball with Jordan, I stayed because Iversen...that man is all heart.
90s basketball can be defined with three names.
Michael Jordan
Fab Five
Allen Iverson
True but no clippers
Allen Iverson defines more so the early 2000s nba post-MJ era
Pound4Pound🐐
*Allen "The Answer" Iverson* a Legend and Icon he was authentic, real, no fear and always stayed true to himself. *757 Va Stand Up!*
More than basketball he was the hood on a global stage, the answer is whats good
He revolutionize the PG position and NBA fashion trend and his style is unique. No one is like AI during those times.
People always talk about that crossover on Jordan but when they asked AI about it he said “I hit Jordan with my best move and he still almost blocked it “
Thank u. They don't know
When i see his heart. His love for the gamr and love for philly. Cant help but tear up. Dont know any other player like that today.
A.I. Is definitely a Legend, no doubt about that. 🙏🏽
Hey ..lets love on him while hes here and not when hes gone
Michael Jordan went beyond the rings. He became culture.
Allen Iverson went beyond the crossovers.
He became culture.
Shut up
so happy as a Philadelphian i was 16 when AI came to the Sixers. so my prime adolescent into young adult years i got to see the whole career and all the great and bad that came with it
I feel like I've been waiting for this video for years!
If Iverson was 6'4 he's the Goat no doubt
Absolutely....and I still think he was, imagine he did that with all the other teams knowing he was the only one who could score, and they still couldn't stop him. If he had help like Kobe and Jordan, it would have been all over.
Still is
The Pound for pound 🐐
I named my youngest son after him. Iverson made me fall in love with the game of basketball now my love for the game is leading me to teach the game. Thanks Iverson.
Iverson was a force
ESPN: The particulars to the event remain unclear, but Iverson was arrested
Me: Literally watched the Allen Iverson movie, and saw the camera video where Allen Iverson actually left the bowling alley instead of fighting
His overall skills are underrated. I’d take him over Curry, Kyrie, Dame, Westbrook or any other guard in today’s league.
Kids don't know.
Imagine his game today where defenses pick up fouls wayyy more. He'd be killing guys on the drive and shooting double digit free throws every game
It's not even close....
exactly today league caters to the guard where there no contact you can't step in a players shooting space and you can take a travel stepback and everyone dame near carries. Ai would kill in today's league. lots of other players probably wouldn't hold up in the early 2000
@@khalilwilliams1818 & you can join top players easy lol so he would have the perfect team around him to win.
One of the best player in the league . And his iconic styles influence today's NBA
Allen lverson was one of the greatest pound for pound players who played a lot bigger for his size.
A former all - state quarterback in football
& basketball is what makes tis great athlete
so difficult to guard on
the hardwood.
He was most misunderstood NBA
player , who was true to himself , never forgetting
where he came from.
The clearer A.I.s era was in the rearview mirror, the more we see his impact.
He was James Harden before James Harden kids
This video was put together brilliantly! Excellent Work!
Always loved A.I.'s game, and was ecstatic when he arrived in Denver to play w the Nuggets.
Great player.
Imo he was a bigger icon than jordan
Whoa! At least you put IMO. But MJ is known worldwide and still is. Iverson is an American icon MJ a Global icon.
@@leonellangston2009 you think so I just feel like he changed the way basketball was played
@@fishii4588 Jordan did so more though
Ye most likely amongst hooper AI is more influential, in terms of popularity global wise to people who didn't know bball then its MJ
@@fishii4588 what I think he did change was the Behavior of Ballers, the not giving AF how media portrays them. That's why the dress code and more... Which is fair to say he was influential.
I'm a simple man. I see AI, I click. Then I see Bomani's face, I click away.
The Perfect man for the motto..
"live your Life Your way..."❤️❤️❤️
Definitely a legend and my fav player nice to see ESPN putting respect on his name
the man carried a bunch of scrubs to the finals
Eric Snow, George Lynch, old Mutumbo, Hill was in the starting lineup lol they would be lucky to be bench warmers in the league today
A I and 2pac was the reason why i got my tattoos :D :D :D :D
" A.I. ".
Just his initial's alone say's the most important thing of all, he's a champion!
Still inspires me to this day. Love you, Iverson.