In a little under a month, Allen Iverson will officially be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, joining Shaquille O'Neil, Yao Ming and Sheryl Swoops among 10 players selected for the 2016 class.
Always one to give credit to his forebears, the Sixers' great recently sat down with hip-hop artist Jadakiss to discuss his approaching honor and several other topics of interest to Iverson fans. Not least among them, who does Allen Iverson regard as the top five hip-hop artists? The top five NBA players?
The interview comes a week after Iverson returned to Philadelphia for his Celebrity Basketball Game at Temple University's Liacouras Center. A portion of the proceeds from the event went to support the Philadelphia Police Athletic League and Iverson's own iChooseLife Foundation.
Just for good measure, A.I. also responded in typical fashion to a recent follow-up question seeking his thoughts on practice. How could he have possibly become an NBA MVP, he wonders, without a commitment to practicing?
The man's got a point.