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On the 15th anniversary of the “Practice” rant, here’s a clip from the documentary “Iverson” which includes Allen’s side of the infamous post season press conference. Very good documentary if you have the time to watch it.
Just 5 days before his end of season press conference, looking back on what could be his last season with his home-town team in Philadelphia, Iverson’s close friend, Rahsaan Langford was gunned down at age 29.
The 76ers had just been eliminated by Detroit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals (2-4) ending their 48-34 season. Just a season before, Iverson was competing against Kobe Bryant and Shaq in the NBA Finals.
"I went in and talked to coach, and I wasn’t going anywhere. Thats what I thought the press conference was going to be about.”
It seems clear that Iverson felt the practice questions were almost insulting in the wake of everything else happening in his life and with his team.
