Allen Iverson retired from the NBA as one of its greatest-ever scorers and a cultural icon arguably more influential than anyone else in the league’s history. Iverson had a turbulent career, but there wasn’t much to regret considering everything he has achieved. He did have one regret, though, which he revealed recently.
“I love him to death, man,” Iverson said. “I don’t have too many regrets in my life, on and off the court. I feel like a mistake is only a mistake unless you make it twice. You learn from a lot of s*** that go on in your life.
“I just felt if I had a slight regret to anything that has anything to do with my career, I wouldn’t have been playing tug of war with [Brown] early in my career. I didn’t know any better. I was trying to mature as a player and as a man.
“He wanted everything that I wanted for myself and for our team, and I didn’t take constructive criticism the way that I was supposed to, and that’s definitely a lesson to be learned for any young dudes out there that have a great coach like I had.”
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Allen Iverson was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996, and in 1997, Larry Brown became Head Coach of the team. The Sixers and Iverson enjoyed a lot of success during that time, Iverson won MVP while playing for Brown, and they also made it to the NBA Finals. Judging from what Iverson had to say, though, it seems they could have won a lot more if they had gotten along.
Allen Iverson Once Explained The Differences Between Him And Larry Brown
Allen Iverson played by his own rules when he was at his peak, his legendary practice rant occurred when he was still being coached by Brown. Although he has since admitted that he does wonder what could have been if he practiced more, he felt differently at the time. And he once explained the differences between him and Brown.
“He just didn’t understand. I am a hip-hop dude. We are from two different parts of the world. He was trying to make me become who I am now. That is what he was doing. That is my motherf**ing man, that is my man, and I love him to death.”
Allen Iverson has probably led the most interesting life of any NBA superstar ever. He is truly unique in every sense of the word, he changed the game and the culture around the game too. Iverson retired without a ring, and perhaps if he hadn’t been at odds with his coach, he could have added that feather to his cap as well.
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