Allen Iverson is a Philadelphia 76ers legend and current Sixers guard T.J. McConnell has a great story about the first time he met Iverson.

It was during his rookie season, a particularly brutal year for Philly as they were in the thick of “Trusting the Process.” Through the Players' Tribune, T.J. McConnell penned an article that included the moment when Allen Iverson told him that Philly would be alright.

“It’s my rookie year, our record is terrible, and we’re playing at home. And you have to understand…. I’m barely on the team at this point. Like, barely — or at least that’s what it feels like. It’s the worst team in the league, and I’m an undrafted free agent turned rookie backup. You get the idea. So anyway, yeah, it’s warm-ups that night, and as I’m stretching out, doing whatever — I make eye contact with A.I. The Answer is on the floor, and he’s talking with some of the guys. I’m a little starstruck, to be honest, so I don’t approach him or anything. But then when he gets done with his conversation, it’s so wild…. he actually comes my way. Literally asks me how I’m doing, like he knows me. Like he’s been watching me. Tells me to keep working hard, keep doing my thing. And then he puts his arm around me, I swear to God — like he’s talking to me one Sixers point guard to another, and no one else should hear us.

“And he says, ‘Hey, man. Hey. We’re gonna be alright.'”

This is an awesome story from McConnell and it shows just how much Iverson still cares about the Sixers organization. He didn't need to take the time to talk to some rookie backup who may not even be on the team tomorrow, but Iverson believed in the team and the direction they were going.

That trust paid off as McConnell and the Sixers are third in the Eastern Conference and appear to be a legitimate threat to make a run to the NBA Finals.