WATCH: Allen Iverson Goes for 60 Against Dwight Howard and the Magic

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Allen Iverson’s been on our minds even more than usual lately. He finally made it to basketball immortality, where he delivered one of the greatest Hall of Fame speeches we’ve ever seen.

It’s been a minute since we’ve actually seen Bubba Chuck lace up his Reeboks and during a rare down-day in the NBA offseason, we can’t think of a better time to remind ourselves just how incredible he was.

In the video above, AI was nine years into his career, with thousands of minutes on his legs and injuries we’ve probably never heard of. He completely picks apart the Orlando Magic for 60 points, 6 assists and 5 steals. Rookie Dwight Howard probably had no idea what was going on.

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Jaguars" Allen Robinson Catches His Own Fumble After Giving It The Old Loop-Dee-Doo

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Things looked grim for Jaguars wide receiverAllen Robinson, as he found himselfand his fumblesurrounded by a sea of Packers. On second and four in the late 4th quarter, Robinson caught a 20-yardpass from Blake Bortles, saw the impending crush, and dropped down his shoulder, causing the ball to bang off of a yellow helmet. The thing took a kind of funny pop in the air, rolled around behind him, and a flurry of Packers" arms reached in to capitalize on the situation. But Robinson knew better than that. He watched the thing float above him, rolled on his man"s back, and snagged it out of the naked air. Good thing he had that old loop-dee-doo up his sleeves. Whew.

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WATCH: Allen Iverson Career Mixtape

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Allen Iverson enters the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, and the NBA has put together a highlight package befitting his amazing career.

Looking forward to a great weekend! pic.twitter.com/3ZeyBRMLId

— Allen Iverson (@alleniverson) September 8, 2016

I have been informed that @alleniverson is wearing a black suit w/ satin lapel and a tie for the @Hoophall induction.#16HoopClass

— Anthony Gilbert (@axgilbert) September 9, 2016

The Answer was one of the toughest, most dynamic and exciting players to ever grace the court.

A.I., of course, also made an enormous cultural impact with his fearless style of play and personailty.

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Allen Iverson no-showed Hall of Fame event for high school students

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Allen Iverson is having some serious scheduling issues this week with his Hall of Fame induction and the events surrounding it.

Iverson was expected to make an appearance at the High School of Commerce in Springfield, Mass., on Friday, and students anxiously awaited in the auditorium while a Philadelphia 76ers employee took Snapchat videos with the crowd. Tom Westerholm of MassLive.com reports that the students chanted “We want A-I” and cheered every time it seemed like Iverson might have arrived.

And, wouldn’t you know it, The Answer never showed.

“We were just expecting him to show up, and due to some circumstances, he didn’t,” Commerce’s Chief Communications Officer Azell Cavaan said. “…The organizers said there were circumstances that came up beyond their control. That’s all we were told.”

Sheryl Swoopes, one of Iverson’s fellow 2016 Hall of Fame inductees, and Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy also spoke at the event. Cavaan commended them for giving “terrific” speeches, but it seems clear the students were most looking forward to hearing from Iverson.

Between missing the high school event and the issues he had before his press conference on Thursday, A.I. has been so very A.I. this week.

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Mitchell & Ness x Enterbay Present the Allen Iverson HoF Collector’s Box

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With Allen Iverson getting inducted into the Hall of Fame tomorrow, Philly-based Mitchell & Ness is releasing 100 collectible boxes with the help of Enterbay.

The premium black box set includes the Mitchell & Ness Iverson Sixer’s jersey and Enterbay’s museum-like sculpture representation of Allen with authentic likeness.

The Mitchell & Ness Jersey is identical to the actual jersey Allen worn in his prime and is an officially licensed product. The collector’s jersey is made from polyester mesh body and features an embroidered gold NBA logo on left shoulder.

Included in the box is Enterbay’s newly developed Allen Iverson body with 30 points of articulations, the height is according to Iverson’s actual height; 9 pieces of newly developed Allen Iverson signature interchangeable hands, Spalding basketball, Official Number 3 NBA Philadelphia 76ers, Team Home Jersey with shorts, THE ANSWER” Arm Band, Basketball Sleeves, Head Band with NBA Logo, NBA socks, Iverson player edition sneakers.

Only 100 units will be available starting tomorrow at 8 a.m. EST on the Mitchell & Ness site.

Related:
Allen Iverson Stops by the M&N Shop in Philly

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Antonio Allen Is Back

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Antonio Allen was drafted by the Jets in the 7th round of the 2012 NFL draft. He was developing nicely at safety and showed some real promise, starting 18 games here. He was moved to cornerback by Rex Ryan during the last year of the RyanIdzik regime and the kid did everything that was asked of him.  He missed last season with a torn achilles and then signed with the Texans in March, but was recently released.

Antonio Allen, whom the Jets just re-signed, gives them a second backup safety. Gilchrist currently has no listed backup. Miles behind Pryor

— Darryl Slater (@DarrylSlater) September 6, 2016

The move to bring Allen back makes a lot of sense. He provides depth at safety which is where he belongs.

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Ray Allen motivated by extending 3-point record over Steph Curry?

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Ray Allen is looking to make an NBA comeback after two seasons off, and the 41-year-old has made it clear he would only return for a chance to win a third championship. But is Allen also motivated by his most impressive personal feat?

With 2,973 three-pointers converted in his career, Allen is the NBA’s all-time leader in three-point shooting. Stephen Curry, who, having made 1,593 three-pointers in his career, is more than halfway to breaking Allen’s record after just seven NBA seasons. Allen has played 18.

According to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe, Allen wants to hold onto his record. In an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher and Rich Show” Tuesday, Washburn speculated that distancing himself from Curry is one of the driving forces behind Allen’s desire to play another season.

“Ray wants to play again. I’m sure about that,” Washburn said, as transcribed by Dan Feldman of Pro Basketball Talk. “I don’t think he particularly enjoys watching Stephen Curry rain threes and challenge his record and be called the best shooter in the world. I think that bothers him. I know Ray wants to extend his all-time three-point record.”

If Curry can remain healthy and his skills don’t decline dramatically, he should surpass Allen in about six more seasons. If Allen returns for another NBA season (presumably in a limited role), he might be able to add another season to that.

While Curry is likely to break Allen’s record at some point, we can’t assume he’ll be the same Steph Curry at age 34. Any three-pointers Allen hits at this point are basically a bonus, though it seems like that is not his top priority based on the teams he is hoping to join.

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Lavoy Allen trolls Paul George over getting crossed up against China

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During a comfortable victory by the United States men’s basketball team over China in their opening game of the Rio Olympics, Paul George was the victim of a crossover by Zhao Jiwei that sent the Pacers star to the floor. The following day, one of George’s teammates in Indiana had jokes.

Lavoy Allen took to his Twitter account on Sunday saying he was going to start up a collection so George’s ankles can be laid to rest.

Starting up a collection so we can lay PG"s ankles to rest pic.twitter.com/F4aSB24mwW

— Lavoy Allen (@chefVOYardee) August 7, 2016

In case you’re wondering if George had a response, he did. The three-time NBA All-Star made use of the middle finger emoji.

Lol RT @chefVOYardee: Starting up a collection so we can lay PG"s ankles to rest pic.twitter.com/X8VWcJ5ikm

— Paul George (@Yg_Trece) August 7, 2016

After the game, George denied getting crossed up and gave his side of the story. You can see what he said here. I don’t think Lavoy Allen is buying it.

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