Thursday, November 26, 2009

Allen Iverson and the Divorce between Basketball and Hip-Hop

Once the NBA's version of Samson snipped his cornrows for the first time, it was a symbolic bookending of an era between roundball and rap. Allen Iverson was a rapper disguised as a ball player. His jumpshot was a rhyme. His crossover, a punchline. Just like a gangster would say, "Probation?", Allen Iverson said "Practice?" Now he's retired. Here's to my favorite ball player, AI.

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But he'll be back...trust me

1 comment:

  1. It will be interesting to see how Iverson reacts to not being the focal point of the offense and if he can deal with that.

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