Sixers unveil Allen Iverson crossover statue at practice facility - ESPN

CAMDEN, N.J. — Yes, there is something quite wry about the fact Allen Iverson was immortalized in his crossover pose at — of all sites — the Philadelphia 76ers' practice facility.

Practice. Not where the Sixers play their games. Practice.

Almost 22 years after AI ranted about «practice» 22 times in an often-spoofed news conference — see, Ted Lasso — even Iverson got a kick out of the location of the sculpture unveiled Friday on the team's Legends Walk, joining the likes of Julius Erving, Wilt Chamberlain, Charles Barkley and Maurice Cheeks. The Hall of Famer who made «talking about practice» a permanent part of the pop culture lexicon is now a permanent part of the Sixers' home.

«I could sit out a practice,» Iverson said after the ceremony. «Play me in the games.»

Few played better in the games for the Sixers than Iverson, who won four scoring titles, an NBA MVP award and led the franchise to its last trip to the NBA Finals in 2001.

His numbers stamped him as one of the NBA's greats.

His legacy stretched beyond the court, the undersized guard with the supersized heart making the hip-hop element cool in the NBA with his braids, his tattoos, his throwback jerseys — heck, the NBA even instituted a dress code in large part to wipe out Iverson's influence. His dogged style of play has been emulated to this day by everyone from Russell Westbrook to Ja Morant to even Philly's own All-Star, Tyrese Maxey.

Never, ever, though, duplicated.

Iverson was feted with a ceremony that nearly rivaled his Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction. Former Sixers teammates and executives Pat Croce, Billy King, Rasheed Wallace, Eric Snow and Aaron McKie posed with and praised AI. Even retired NFL receiver Terrell Owens shot video of the