Speaking to the media Friday night as the 76ers celebrated his Basketball Hall of Fame induction, Iverson spoke about his life since enshrinement and what made him a special player despite being 6-0.
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“The Answer” could have added muscle to his 165-pound frame during his 17-year NBA career but much like practice, he wasn’t a fan of lifting weights.
“That s— was too heavy,” Iverson said, admitting he never lifted during his career.
While Iverson didn’t prepare himself for games, he never had a problem with dropping 30 points a night en route to becoming a four-time NBA scoring champion and the league MVP in 2000-01.
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One of the best trash talkers in the NBA, Iverson said if he was ever forced to play with a minutes cap, his coach would be the first to hear it.
“I’d probably be fined a lot for verbal abuse,” said Iverson, who finished his career with averages of 26.7 points and 6.2 assists in over 40 minutes per game.
Never change, AI.
