<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Luka-Doncic-Mavericks-LeBron-James-Allen-Iverson-Clippers.jpg"></figure><h1>Luka Doncic sets insane NBA record even LeBron James, Allen Iverson couldn’t reach</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-06-02T23:21:55-07:00">June 2nd, 11:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-06-02T23:21:55-07:00">June 2nd, 11:21pm</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Luka Doncic shouldn’t go out in the sad streets of Los Angeles, California on Wednesday evening after he led the Dallas Mavericks to a pivotal win in Game 5.</p><p>Doncic put on a free masterclass as he carried the Mavericks over the Los Angeles Clippers with NBA 2K-ish numbers of 42 points, including six three-pointers, eight rebounds, and 14 assists. He had his imprint all over the game, saving the Mavericks from a third straight defeat against the confident Clippers.</p><p>Need further proof? Doncic scored or assisted in 31 of the Mavericks’ 37 field goals. How’s that? According to the <a href="https://twitter.com/MavsPR">Mavericks public relations team</a>, he set a new NBA Playoffs record for the highest field goals plus assists percentage at close to 84 percent. The only other players to reach 80% ever in the postseason were LeBron James and Allen Iverson.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luka Dončić had the highest percentage of a team’s FG + AST in <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@NBA</a> postseason history with tonight’s performance.</p><p>The only other players above 80% in a playoff game were LeBron James and Allen Iverson.</p><p>— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1400322362051076104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This just in: Luka Doncic is good.</p><p>After suffering back-to-back defeats at home, some observers thought that the Mavericks were doomed. But Doncic made them eat crow with his stellar Game 5 performance, which more than made up for his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/luka-doncic/b74d0a0c/gamelog">mediocre stint in Game 4</a>, where he only scored 19 points on a woeful 9-of-24 shooting from the field.</p><p>The 22-year-old virtuoso from Slovenia has grown up right before our very eyes and his performances against the Clippers have been nothing but impressive. The Clippers have tried to go physical on him with a revolving door of defenders, including Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Terrence Mann, and Patrick Beverley. But so far, Doncic has found his way—with a boyish smile at that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Luka Doncic sets insane NBA record even LeBron James, Allen Iverson couldn’t reach

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Allen-Iverson_s-superstar-comparison-among-active-players-via-Steve-Kerr.jpg"></figure><h1>Allen Iverson’s superstar comparison among active players, via Warriors coach Steve Kerr</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-08T18:00:09-07:00">May 8th, 6:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-08T18:04:02-07:00">May 8th, 6:04pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At the peak of his career, the great Allen Iverson had his fair share of naysayers. Right now though, his historic career is widely celebrated by fans and critics alike. One such admirer is none other than Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.</p><p>Kerr looked back at Iverson’s unforgettable stint in the NBA, as the Dubs shot-caller likened AI to one particular player in the league today — Russell Westbrook:</p><blockquote>“For me, looking back, I love Iverson,” Kerr said Friday on 95.7 The Game’s <a href="https://www.audacy.com/957thegame/podcasts/damon-ratto-kolsky-20367/steve-kerr-joins-drk-375087360"><i>Damon, Ratto &amp; Kolsky</i></a>, via <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/what-warriors-steve-kerr-admired-most-about-allen-iversons-game">Marcus White of NBC Sports</a>. “I love his passion. I love his energy. I love just his will. I think, in many ways, he was a lot like Russell Westbrook, where maybe he’s not everybody’s cup of tea. Maybe you don’t love certain aspects of his game, but you just have to admire his ferocious athleticism and desire that’s apparent every single night. And that’s what I loved about AI.”</blockquote><p>You could see some similarities in the game of Iverson and Westbrook — with both being high-scoring and highly-athletic point guards — but as a whole, they are two completely different players. What Steve Kerr is pointing out here is that much like what Westbrook <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/wizards-star-russell-westbrook-ties-oscar-robertson-for-most-triple-doubles-in-nba-history/" rel="noopener">has been doing throughout his career</a>, Iverson too impacted the NBA in ways that we had not seen in the past.</p><p>Kerr went on to heap praise on Iverson, expressing why he believes the former league MVP revolutionized the game:</p><blockquote>“The guys you watch now and the whole game is based on hesitation and disruption of ballhandling,” Kerr said. “So Iverson literally changed the rules without ever saying anything. By just playing the way he did and doing the things he did, changed a whole generation if you watch every player that comes up.”</blockquote><p>Allen Iverson is now considered to be one of the greatest players to have ever played the game. He’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer. It’s interesting to consider if Russell Westbrook will be able to reach similar heights once it’s all said and done for him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Allen Iverson’s superstar comparison among active players, via Warriors coach Steve Kerr

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tacko-Fall-combines-Allen-Iverson-Hakeem-Olajuwon-moves-in-one-glorious-moment.jpeg"></figure><h1>Celtics big man Tacko Fall combines Allen Iverson, Hakeem Olajuwon moves in one glorious moment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-05T18:37:13-07:00">May 5th, 6:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-05T18:37:56-07:00">May 5th, 6:37pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tacko Fall was deep in his bag on Wednesday night- really, really deep. The Boston Celtics giant brought out all the stops and showcased a plethora of moves to leave Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba confused as hell.</p><p>Check out Tacko channels his inner Allen Iverson and Hakeem Olajuwon on one awesome play (via <a href="https://twitter.com/Three_Cone/status/1390111444453179394">Three_Cone</a>):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">DID I JUST WITNESS A TACKO FALL CROSSOVER TO A DREAM SHAKE <a href="https://t.co/f2nwm3Pq9t" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/f2nwm3Pq9t</a></p><p>— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) <a href="https://twitter.com/Three_Cone/status/1390111444453179394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Tacko cleared out the entire offense and went straight into ISO mode against Bamba. After a couple of Iverson-esque crossovers,  Fall went hard to the rim and brought out Hakeem’s patented Dream Shake before laying in an easy bucket. Of course, Bamba was nowhere to be found as Tacko’s array of moves left him scratching his head. Obviously, the entire <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics/roster">Celtics bench</a> went bonkers.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/tacko-fall/a1af09b3">second-year Senegalese star</a> hasn’t had a ton of opportunity since entering the league as an undrafted center last season. After playing just seven games last season, Wednesday night was only the 25-year-old’s 16th game this season. Despite his lack of minutes tough, Tacko has been a crowd favorite and has been able to spark some joy to the entire Boston Celtics franchise. And, whenever he does get the chance, he makes sure to make an impact and provide us all with impressive highlights like this.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics big man Tacko Fall combines Allen Iverson, Hakeem Olajuwon moves in one glorious moment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lakers-news-Allen-Iverson-rocks-new-Mambacita-gear-in-support-of-Gigi-Kobe-Bryant-THumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Allen Iverson rocks new Mambacita gear in support of Gigi, Kobe Bryant</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-03T13:56:03-07:00">May 3rd, 1:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-03T13:57:07-07:00">May 3rd, 1:57pm</time><address><a>Marty Fenn</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Vanessa Bryant <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/vanessa-bryant-announces-mambacita-clothing-line-honor-gigi/" rel="noopener">announced</a> the launch of a new Mambacita clothing line this weekend in honor of her and Kobe Bryant’s daughter, Gianna. The new line already has a high-profile backer in NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson.</p><p>The Philadelphia 76ers legend tweeted out a picture of himself rocking a Mambacita jumpsuit, accompanied by a #PlayGiGisWay hashtag.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">God bless all the Mambacitas of the world 🙏🏾🙏🏾 🙏🏾<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mambacita?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Mambacita</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PlayGiGisWay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#PlayGiGisWay</a> <a href="https://t.co/UVKgIQzWGL" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/UVKgIQzWGL</a></p><p>— Allen Iverson (@alleniverson) <a href="https://twitter.com/alleniverson/status/1389310277838049287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Bryant estate launched the line Saturday on what would have been Gigi’s 15th birthday. A member of the estate <a href="https://www.foxcarolina.com/mambacita-apparel-line-honoring-kobe-bryants-late-daughter-sells-out-in-less-than-a-day/article_0ca35134-34b0-53e8-acf6-d2e9c06c71fd.html">revealed</a> the clothing line sold out by early afternoon.</p><p>Allen Iverson was among the masses who were gutted by news of the tragic deaths of Kobe and Gigi in a helicopter crash outside of Calabasas, California in January 2020. The former league MVP even penned a touching Players’ Tribune article to Kobe last summer in which he called Bryant a personal hero:</p><blockquote>“My kids used to be hitting me talking about how they want the Kobe Adidases when they came out!!!!” Iverson <a href="https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/allen-iverson-dear-kobe">wrote</a>. “They were rocking number 8 and number 24, because you were one of their heroes. And if I’m being honest about it? You were a hero to me, too. Even though you were younger than me, I looked up to you because of how much you sacrificed, how much you gave to this game.”</blockquote><p>Allen Iverson also applauded Bryant for instilling a certain mindset and work ethic within him as an undersized guard who some still argue is the best pound-for-pound player in the history of the NBA.</p><p>It is unlikely the impact Kobe and Gianna had will ever be forgotten, especially with the likes of Iverson carrying on their legacies.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Allen Iverson rocks new Mambacita gear in support of Gigi, Kobe Bryant

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Wizards-Sixers-Russell-Westbrook-Allen-Iverson-Kendrick-Perkins.jpg"></figure><h1>Wizards star Russell Westbrook will retire as a better player than Allen Iverson, claims Kendrick Perkins</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-30T15:39:18-07:00">April 30th, 3:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-30T15:41:09-07:00">April 30th, 3:41pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Retired NBA big man and current ESPN commentator/analyst Kendrick Perkins has been known to come out with a number of contentious statements through the years. The one-time NBA champ has another hot take right now, and it’s not one that will please the Philadelphia 76ers faithful. According to Perk, he firmly believes that once it is all said and done, Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook will retire as a better overall player than the great Allen Iverson.</p><p>Here’s Perkins’ exact quote courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1388251789334515712">ClutchPoints</a> on Twitter:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kendrick Perkins believes Russell Westbrook will be a better player than Allen Iverson when it's all said and done.</p><p>Agree or disagree? <a href="https://t.co/gQnYYfT9XQ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/gQnYYfT9XQ</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1388251789334515712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>To be honest, that’s actually a fair statement from Perkins. We can’t say that we completely agree with this notion right now, but we’re also not bringing out our pitchforks just yet. In short, it’s a thought that is actually worth pondering.</p><p>Iverson is one of the greatest ever — there are just no two ways about that. What he did during his time in the NBA was simply unprecedented. However, the same can be said of Russell Westbrook. Now at age 32, Russ is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/russell-westbrook/b3770983/stats">still breaking all sorts of NBA records</a> virtually every single game. Stats-wise, there are only a few players in the history of the sport — if any — that you can compare Westbrook to.</p><p>At the end of the day, I guess this becomes a matter of perspective. The intangibles will always come into play and one can argue for or against Westbrook’s or Iverson’s case with more than a few fair points. As for Perkins, however, we know which side of the fence he’s sitting on right now. The Russell Westbrook side.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wizards star Russell Westbrook will retire as a better player than Allen Iverson, claims Kendrick Perkins

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