Allen Iverson Misses Triple Double by an Assist
March 31, 2001
At halftime of the Sixers-Warriors game, Charles Barkley's #34 Sixers jersey was retired. Charles Barkley almost shed a couple of tears, which is ironic becaause he was one of the NBA's toughest power forwards.
Allen Iverson led the Sixers to their 50th win because of Iverson's 35 points and a career high 11 rebounds. Iverson was one assist shy of a triple-double, he said after the game, "I really wanted it because I never did it before. To have a triple double, that's a great all-around game. And on a night like this when you have one of the greatest players to ever play the game, the whole all-around game, and he gets his jersey retired, it was something I wanted to look back on. It was a great night, my mom got to see Charles get his jersey retired, I got a chance to see it. It was something special, something I'll cherish for the rest of my life."
Final Score: 102-89 Philadelphia Win
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At halftime of the Sixers-Warriors game, Charles Barkley's #34 Sixers jersey was retired. Charles Barkley almost shed a couple of tears, which is ironic becaause he was one of the NBA's toughest power forwards.
Allen Iverson led the Sixers to their 50th win because of Iverson's 35 points and a career high 11 rebounds. Iverson was one assist shy of a triple-double, he said after the game, "I really wanted it because I never did it before. To have a triple double, that's a great all-around game. And on a night like this when you have one of the greatest players to ever play the game, the whole all-around game, and he gets his jersey retired, it was something I wanted to look back on. It was a great night, my mom got to see Charles get his jersey retired, I got a chance to see it. It was something special, something I'll cherish for the rest of my life."
Final Score: 102-89 Philadelphia Win
Allen Iverson Biography
