Could be apocryphal so editing away...

[JackRiddler]

Last edited Fri May 20, 2016, 11:52 PM - Edit history (1)

(It's possible this never happened and anyway I don't even know who Allen Iverson is, but the purported speech was funny and true to me so I posted it.)

Allen Iverson on the "violence" of Sanders supporters in Nevada:

"But we're talking about **flipped chairs** man. What are we talking about? Chairs? We're talking about chairs, man. [laughter from the media crowd] We're talking about chairs. We're talking about chairs. We ain't talking about capitalism running amok, racism everywhere, ecological crisis, political system run by rich people. [more laughter] We're talking about **flipped chairs** man. But we're talking about chairs right now."

Sorry, can only find FB link.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154132146818361&set=a.10151061949538361.454442.648013360&type=3&theater

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

1. How the hell can I make my country better by talking about chairs...

Not a policy position, we talkin' bout chairs!

[d_legendary1]

26. Our DNC CHAIR thought it was really important to address

We have to respect our chairs dammit!

[Barack_America]

2. Love it. Hey Allen, planning a trip back to Philly this summer?

[KingFlorez]

3. Didn't his ex-wife take out a restraining order against him?

And there was also there incident where he threw her out of their home with no clothes on. Real stand up guy.

[JackRiddler]

4. I don't know.

That would be bad. But unrelated to the wisdom of the quoted words.

[VulgarPoet]

41. Don't you people believe in positions evolving in terms of expedience?

[MattP]

5. Whoever took the practice quote from A.I. must not remember the bowling alley

And Iverson

[shanti]

6. Allen who?

[Yupster]

21. What's the matter with you people?

He's one of the all-time best NBA players of all time.

In the early 2000 years, he may have been the best player in the game. Super exciting to watch too. Specialized in the crossover dribble, leaving defenders in the dust.

The bad part?

Looks like he never got his act together. There's all kinds of reports, but he came into the NBA with a bad reputation, and it stuck with him. I've heard from time to time that he wasted his entire fortune which was something like $ 100 million.

Don't know what's true and what isn't, but I had heard that he had a big gambling problem. I also heard he never had an investment account. He spent his money as he earned it. That's hard to believe, but it's what I heard.

Anyway, he was a pleasure to watch. Only Michael Jordan has a higher scoring average in playoff games than he does in all of NBA history, and he was only about 6' tall. He's still young. I hope he's doing well.

[griffi94]

7. A professional athlete Wow

Isn't Curt Schilling a professional athlete of some kind.

[JackRiddler]

8. Judge him by his words.

[griffi94]

10. I don't think so

His worldview and mine are lightyears apart

[anotherproletariat]

9. No idea who this guy is, but he certainly seems very well spoken. nt

[griffi94]

12. Pro basketball player

[KingFlorez]

11. Maybe he can be Bernie's running mate. His record is AMAZING!

http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/allen-iversons-wife-wants-restraining-order-042912

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/12/sports/basketball-iverson-faces-felony-charges-in-trespassing-and-gun-case.html

[pinebox]

24. But no FBI investigation under his belt? Hmmm

[SidDithers]

13. Wait. What are we talking about?...nt

Sid

[ibegurpard]

29. you wouldn't understand

It involves more than smilies.

[GummyBearz]

39. ...

[libdem4life]

14. NBA player...I think he's retired. But here we go again...Shoot the Messenger.

[YouDig]

18. Also, he was involved in a brawl once where someone was hit by a chair.

[libdem4life]

19. Right.

[procon]

23. Its always open season on stoopid messages.

Why does any care what this guy has to say? He not exactly a respected political source, so once again some poor Sanders proper-upper is so desperate that they'll C&P ANYTHING if it has even one nice word about their crumbling idol.

[d_legendary1]

30. Henry Kissinger is a respected political source

And a major murdering asshole. And he likes Clinton. And she likes him back...

[procon]

42. Just stop.

That's the best you can churn out? Look at yourself, anxiously flailing around and frantically trying to defend ... who? A has been sports figure with a checkered past? He's your go to guy now just because he said something nice about Sanders because you lot have nothing left but the scrapings from the bottom of the barrel -- exball players and Fauxnews say Bernie's great -- yea! Meanwhile, the legitimate news, op eds, the real political pundits are peeling off in droves and exposing Sanders as the con man he is, who will take the whole party down with him.

[libdem4life]

45. Just stop Killing the Messenger. Everyone gets an opinion. He stated

his. Yours is about all The Bubble has. Discredit anyone and everyone. Defend. Disregard. Can't say anything bad about Bernie other than he's an opponent of HRC or HRH, whichever you prefer.

And the con man? Pshaw. He just won't get out of Hillary's way. Yet we still have a "con job" and much more awaiting the Investigation and depositions from them.

I agree. Time to stop and wait.

[procon]

46. No need to wait, the math says it all... and its bye-bye Bernie. nt

[djean111]

27. But we are supposed to listen to rich-as-Croesus politicians.

And give unquestioning obedience to rich-as-Croesus politicians.

Ain't that a bit, well, funny? Shoot the messenger has become their go-to deflection and defense.

[YouDig]

15. Allen Iverson decides to weigh in on throwing chairs. That's a bit ironic.

[NWCorona]

36. I think that's the point.

[Tyktak]

16. LOL this has to be a parody of his infamous "practice rant"

I used to be a huge Iverson fan back in the day No way he uses the term "ecological crisis"
Yes please find a better source stating he actually said this.

[bahrbearian]

17. Dems took a que from Clint Eastwood

[Trenzalore]

20. I think he made 100 + Million

and lost it all.

[YouDig]

22. And before that was in a brawl where chairs were thrown. Lots of irony here.

[JackRiddler]

25. For the record, I don't even follow basketball.

I just thought this was funny.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

28. Here is the twitter feed of "The Answer"

https://twitter.com/alleniverson?lang=en

[d_legendary1]

31. And?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

33. No mention of the quote because it is fucking apocryphal.

I tried to be polite the first time.



Here is a google search for news of The Answer:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=allen+iverson&tbm=nws


Bupkis

[d_legendary1]

34. Cool. Next time someone says something cool

I'll check their twitter feed to make sure that they said!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

35. Maybe you could, like, do a google search

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=allen+iverson&tbm=nws


Oh wait... I found the quote :


"We sitting in here -- I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we in here talking about practice. I mean, listen: We talking about practice. Not a game. Not a game. Not a game. We talking about practice. Not a game. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last. Not the game. We talking about practice, man."

and the incident:

HAMPTON — Allen Iverson, touted as one of the country's finest high school basketball players , was convicted Monday of three felony counts for taking part in a chair-throwing brawl at a bowling alley.

http://articles.dailypress.com/1993-07-13/news/9307130073_1_mr-iverson-allen-iverson-bowling-alley

that was the basis for the meme.

[d_legendary1]

37. Congrats on finding the jist of this quote!

My job is done here!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

38. I knew the jist of the quote from the jump just as I knew it was apocryphal.

I am not remotely surprised the denizens of this board, or most of them, thought it was true.

"My job is done here!"

[firebrand80]

32. Funny, but wrong audience nt

[seabeyond]

40. I like how insignificant it is reducing women to a base of denigration, and ignoring.

[Tarc]

43. Nice hammer & sickle hat there, Mr. Iverson

What a clown.

[clarice]

44. Allen Iverson.....$32,000,000 trust fund.

[link:http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/athletes/nba/allen-iverson-net-worth/|