“If I Can’t Make Practice, I Can’t Make Practice.”: A Look Back at the Iconic Rant by Allen Iverson on His Birthday

Allen Iverson was one of the most easy-going players in NBA history, Unlike Kobe Bryant, who would outwork the competition. AI would often miss practice and later get a lot of heat for it by the media. This made for some of the best interviews ever. On his birthday, Let’s take a look at these iconic moments.

Practice, Practice And Some More Practice for Allen Iverson

This clip is one for the ages. AI was tired of answering the same questions over and over again and it showed! In the middle of this interview, Iverson went on a Rant where he said the word ‘Practice’ about 20 times in less than two and a half minutes.

Not All Fun And Games

After a while, the entire ‘Practice Rant’ became too much for Iverson to take lightly and he let the media know that. In a post-game interview, Allen Iverson went off on a journalist and got very emotional about how this discussion took credit away from his scoring title, an MVP award, and other accolades.

Hilarious Moment Between Allen Iverson And Yao Ming

Years after Allen had retired, the ‘Practice Rant’ came to haunt him again. In his Hall of Fame Induction speech, Yao Ming referred to the infamous ‘Practice Rant’ and made the audience laugh out loud. Various legends like Scottie Pippen and Iverson himself could also be seen laughing in the clip. Allen Iverson later took the stage and made a humorous and emotional speech of his own.

Read more: “I Never Showed Any Weakness”: How Allen Iverson Fought Racism and Jail Time to Become an NBA Great

All-Star Game Of The Decade

Any NBA star will tell you that nobody in the history of the NBA partied as hard as Allen Iverson did and they would be correct. In the 2001 All-star game, Iverson came into the game after partying for 72 hours straight. Iverson entered the game a quarter late, scored a game-high 25 points, and won the All-Star Game MVP. He scored 15 points in the 4th quarter alone and led the  Eastern Conference to a 111-110 victory.