Allen Iverson is one of the finalists to be elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame this summer and Reebok is reissuing his Question sneakers this year to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
So the Answer is keeping busy.
But he had time to catch up with Complex to talk about his life after the game. He touches on a lot: his affinity for Fridays restaurants, his thoughts on the current Sixers, the player in the League that reminds him of himself, his regrets, the NBA dress code, how he spends his current days, there's a lot in the piece.
We've heard him talk about Russell Westbrook and give his thoughts on the current Sixers before, but this may have been the first time he talked about losing at H.O.R.S.E. to his rapper pal Nelly while a bit drunk.
Have a lot of rappers over your career tried to come at you on the basketball court?
Not one-on-one. Me and Nelly played H.O.R.S.E. He’s a friend of mine. I remember one night we went to Jermaine Dupri’s studio and I had been drinking before I got there. We went into the gym and he beat my ass. Then he went on 106 and Park and bragged about it. So the next time we played, I made sure that I came prepared. I hadn’t drunk anything and beat his ass. And during that game he was saying, “You need to get him a couple drinks.” I told him, “Nah. Not today. You ain’t going to brag on this one.”
We all know he loves Fridays by now, but his explanation of it is still quite fun.
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What is it about that place?
Just that it’s not too uppity. It’s not bougie. It’s a down to Earth restaurant. I like doing things like that. Unless I’m like taking my girl out. I’ll take her to the real expensive, you know, exotic restaurants. Other than that, when I’m hanging with my friends, we just like to go to a spot where we can chill out. And we like the food there, so it’s always been love at Friday’s.
I heard the locals called it Club Fridays whenever you were there.
Yeah. I’ll always be attached to it because I remember a lot of the people in Philadelphia were real when they were greeting me at Friday’s. They always made sure I was comfortable. By me going there, it ended up being the No. 4 Friday’s in the country. So, I did a lot for them too.
So it's not just winning teams that are good for the local economy, but also baller athletes who don't mind dropping racks at Fridays.
Any Iverson fan will want to check out the full Q&A with him right here.