Leave Allen Iverson Alone

March 10th, 2010 by Ashwath Krishna Leave a reply »
Everyone remembers the crying dude from the "Leave Britney Alone" video in 2007 when she had hit rock bottom and the media was climbing all over what looked set to be her corpse.

Like everyone else at the time, I laughed at the video.

Fast-forward three years and I'm thinking about following in his footsteps.

Only in my case, it wouldn't be for a seemingly washed-up popstar. No, my tearful tribute will be dedicated to Allen Iverson. The Answer to the question "can a 6'0", 160 pound guy with the heart of a lion become a superstar in the NBA?"

I guess I should share my story first.

In my entire life of watching basketball (basically since I was able to use the potty), there have been two moments that have totally resonated within me. One was Vince Carter's dunk in the 2000 Olympics, which I was lucky enough to witness live.

The second was A.I's immortal crossover on Michael Jordan.

To say it was an eye-opener doesn't even cover it. I was about seven at the time, and I know that as soon as I saw him score the basket, I ran to the garage, grabbed my brother's ball and started trying to nail the crossove ...

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