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Allen Iverson: ‘I Don’t Want To Coach, We’d Never Practice’ (Video)

By Sam Richmond

Mar 1, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers former guard Allen Iverson during his jersey number retirement ceremony at halftime of game between the 76ers and Washington Wizards at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 1, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers former guard Allen Iverson during his jersey number retirement ceremony at halftime of game between the 76ers and Washington Wizards at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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Allen Iverson joked that his players wouldn’t practice if he were to coach a team.

12 years after his famous rant, Allen Iverson still hates practice.

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The NBA legend recently joked that he wouldn’t have his players practice if he coached a team.

From Slam Magazine:

This is just perfect.

Of course, Iverson is making light of his infamous 2002 press conference in which he downplayed the significance of missing practice while a member of the Philadelphia 76ers by saying the word “practice” repeatedly.

An excerpt from the legendary press conference:

"“If I can’t practice, I can’t practice. If I’m hurt, I’m hurt. Simple as that. It’s not about that at all. But it’s easy to talk about and sum it up when you just talk about practice; we’re sitting here, and I’m supposed to be the franchise player, and we’re in here talking about practice. I mean, listen, we’re talking about practice. Not a game! Not a game! Not a game! We’re talking about practice. Not a game; not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it’s my last, not the game, we’re talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that? We’re talking about practice."

It’s certainly cool to see the NBA great still has a good sense of humor about the whole thing.

The 76ers drafted Iverson with the No. 1 pick of the 1996 NBA Draft. Iverson played 14 years in the NBA and retired with averages of 26.7 points and 6.2 assists per game.

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