比赛改变者：艾弗森
After an introduction from Los Angeles Clippers point guard/NBPA president Chris Paul and hip-hop star Lil Wayne that celebrated the former Philadelphia 76ers scorer as “a basketball supernova” who went past beyond pushing the envelope and instead “ripped the envelope apart,” the 2000-01 NBA Most Valuable Player took the stage, credited Michael Jordan for giving him the vision to become a basketball player, and expressed his appreciation for the post-career love.
“This award is one of the most special awards I’ve ever received, because it comes from y’all, man,” Iverson said to the players in attendance — few of whom were around for the heyday of the hard-charging guard who last played in the NBA in 2011 and officially retired in 2013 — at the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio. “Y’all are the guys that brought everything out of me, night in and night out. It’s been a great ride.”
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