Allen Iverson: LeBron James is the “Greatest Basketball Player on Planet Earth”

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Although Allen Iverson’s Philadelphia 76ers are well on their way to a second-round exit, he’s definitely keeping tabs on everyone else. On Sunday afternoon (May 6th) — just a day after LeBron’s game-winning bank shot — he shared his thoughts on LeBron James via Instagram.

The featured image of the post contains a quote from LeBron about AI:

“I didn’t want to be Michael or Magic. I wanted to be Allen Iverson…” -LeBron James

In turn, Iverson responded with some monster praise: “The greatest basketball player on planet earth said this about me…dope!!! #thechosenone”.

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Translation: Allen Iverson thinks Lebron is the best NBA player ever. Not Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, or whoever else you may want to consider.

Of course, the two NBA legends have some on-court history together.

Here are some highlights:

  • In LeBron’s first game against Iverson in 2003, he outscored AI (James, 22; Iverson, 19) and won the game 91-88.
  • The pair appeared in the starting lineup for the Eastern Conference All-Star team three times (2005, 2006, 2009).
  • Although disappointing, the pair won a Bronze Medal together in the 2004 Olympics.

Here are the highlights from their final meeting in 2009:

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