CAMDEN, NJ (CBS) — Now we’re really talk about practice! Legend of the Sixers Allen Iverson will be commemorated with a statue along the 76ers Legends Walk at the team’s practice facility in Camden in April, the NBA announced.
The March 1st announcement is coming 10 years to the day since Iverson’s No. 3 hung from the rafters at the Wells Fargo Center, alongside the team’s all-time greats like Dr. J and Wilt Chamberlain.
The team is planning an unveiling ceremony April 12 in Camden. Iverson will also be honored on April 14 when the Sixers host the Brooklyn Nets.
A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, an 11-time All-Star and a four-time league scoring champion, Iverson led the Sixers to the playoffs six times, including a trip to the NBA Finals in 2001.
“Allen Iverson is one of the greatest 76ers players of all time and one of the most iconic players in NBA history, and we are thrilled to honor his accomplishments with a well-deserved Legends sculpture Walk,” the team’s co-owners said. Josh Harris and David Blitzer said in a statement.
Sculptor Chad Fisherwho designed the current nine statues along the 76ers Legends Walk, returns to create a 10th representing Iverson.
“Allen Iverson was a game changer, a true 76er that all Philadelphians revered, and I’m thrilled to unveil a sculpture of the MVP,” Fisher said in a statement.
Iverson’s 26.7 points per game average is the ninth highest in league history. He also has the third highest points per game statistic in the playoffs, behind Michael Jordan and Luka Doncic.
Drafted by the Sixers first overall in 1996 after the team went 18-64 and won the draft lottery, Iverson was quickly labeled “The Answer.” And he was certainly a player to build a team around.
Iverson then played a few seasons for the Denver Nuggets and a few games for the Memphis Grizzlies before concluding his NBA career after the 2009-10 season. He then played a season of professional ball in Türkiye.
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