Allen Iverson is one of the best guards in all of NBA history.
In addition to his skill, he is also one of the most beloved players of all time for his influence on the game.
NBA Fans Show Love For 76ers’ Icon Allen Iverson
Recently, Iverson made a post to Instagram that had over 100,000 likes.
He captioned his post: “Never take a blessing for granted, enjoy it while it last! #RIPMAMBA”
A lot of NBA fans sent love to Iverson in the comments:
Sharline Cadet: “One of the best finals series ever!! AI literally carried them to the Finals that year. I’m so sad he never won a chip in his career 🐐🐐🐐”
@solid_mann “You had to be there. Everyone who loved, heard of, or wanted to learn about basketball watched this series. Philly sports’ was lit like no other time in our history. 🔥🔥🔥”
@hermesm7: “Allen vs Shaq and Kobe 🔥🔥🔥. Iverson was a machine 🏀🏀🏀🐐🐐🐐”
@king1stname: “If it wasn’t for SHAQ & Kobe my dawg would’ve took that Chip!”
Terry Turner: “They don’t make em like this anymore 🥹 pure Hoopin!”
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Iverson was the first pick in the 1996 NBA Draft out of Georgetown.
He is most known for his legendary run with the Philadelphia 76ers (from 1996-07).
In that span, Iverson led the franchise to the 2001 NBA Finals (and he won the MVP Award that same season).
Via NBA Retweet: “Allen Iverson’s resume: 🔥 Hall of Famer 🔥 11x All-Star 🔥 7x All-NBA 🔥 2000-01 MVP 🔥 4x Scoring Champion 🔥 3x Steals Champion 🔥 24k Career Points 🔥 5.6k Career Assists 🔥 1983 Career Steals”
Iverson later spent time with the Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies (before returning to Philadelphia for 25 games in 2009-10).
He had career averages of 26.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.2 steals per contest while shooting 42.5% from the field and 31.3% from three-point range in 914 games.
Via NBA History: “Only 2 players in NBA history have opened a season with 10 straight games of 25+ PTS and 5+ AST! Tyrese Maxey (2025-26) and… Allen Iverson (2005-06)”
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As for the current 76ers, they are the sixth seed in Eastern Conference with a 14-11 record in 25 games.
They have one of the most talented rosters with Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and Paul George.
That said, the 76ers are coming off a year where they were unable to stay healthy (and missed the 2025 NBA playoffs).
