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let's be real AI isn't seeing money from Reebok
The Tragedy of Allen Iverson.
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I think he's still getting money from Rbk... some kind of base level amount since he's no longer playing, I doubt it's in the $4-6 million range
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He is for sure getting money from Reebak and will for the rest of his life. The amount that he will be making probably isn't in the millions but he will definitely will be getting a little each year.
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I mean $5 million; I would be surprised if it was even half a million
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the laces on the v were crap though. kept undoing...
is reebok really paying dude 5 mill for nothing? i mean atleast retro some of his shoes yearly...
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the way some of yall kick a man when he's down just irks me. i feel sorry for yall with so much hate for someone, to relish in their worst time.
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Originally Posted by do work son
the way some of yall kick a man when he's down just irks me. i feel sorry for yall with so much hate for someone, to relish in their worst time.
what the hell are we supposed to do????
feel sorry for the poor. the sick. the less fortunate.
this dude had it ALL!!!!!!!!
and he messed it up because he thought he was 16 forever.
how do you feel sorry for that?
quit catching feelings because you enjoyed watching him play basketball.
man....if this was a tragedy please sign me up for it....
do work son
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Originally Posted by NobleKane
Originally Posted by do work son
the way some of yall kick a man when he's down just irks me. i feel sorry for yall with so much hate for someone, to relish in their worst time.
what the hell are we supposed to do????
feel sorry for the poor. the sick. the less fortunate.
this dude had it ALL!!!!!!!!
and he messed it up because he thought he was 16 forever.
how do you feel sorry for that?
quit catching feelings because you enjoyed watching him play basketball.
man....if this was a tragedy please sign me up for it....
im not saying you have to lose sleep over it. but some dudes in here seem happy he fell like that. yall in here like
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First you claim that AI retired because he didn't want the collective record of the teams he's played for to fall below .500. Then you state that no team in the league would sign him.
And you're the one bringing "facts" as opposed to "outlandish claims" to the discussion...
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Originally Posted by MoonMan818
That might be the funniest sports argument I have ever heard. His missed shots created opportunities for his teammates
I hope you're one of AI's kids.
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150 million?!? i can't really feel sorry for him...
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You know what? I misspoke. I didn't mean his retirement. I meant the stint where he refused to play when the Sixers weren't so good. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1759535Originally Posted by red mpls
First you claim that AI retired because he didn't want the collective record of the teams he's played for to fall below .500. Then you state that no team in the league would sign him.
And you're the one bringing "facts" as opposed to "outlandish claims" to the discussion...
Thanks for clearing that up. Shines some more light on this guy's character. And that was 8 years ago too.
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I'm not saying who you should or shouldn't feel sorry for. I couldn't care less really. But I am seriously puzzled as to why you people keep placing some monetary value on how you feel about someone's situation. If I knew someone who was rich and blew their brains out...I'm not going to say, "I don't care...he had millions...I'm broke...no excuses for him to blow his brains out".
Money does NOT make personal demons go away. That's why you see these rich white hollywood !$+%+## taking their own lives every year (Heath, Murphy, etc.)
Allen Iverson used to buy drugs for his MOTHER so she wouldn't have to go !*+% for it. I can't begin to imagine what sort of conditioning has led to the mindset he has even now as a 36 year old man.
Again...not saying who you should be sorry for but it's far too many judgmental people in here that probably ain't ever walked a mile in those shoes.
Exactly. It's like people are coming in here specifically to point and laugh.
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oh yea i see what your saying...Originally Posted by do work son
Originally Posted by NobleKane
Originally Posted by do work son
the way some of yall kick a man when he's down just irks me. i feel sorry for yall with so much hate for someone, to relish in their worst time.
what the hell are we supposed to do????
feel sorry for the poor. the sick. the less fortunate.
this dude had it ALL!!!!!!!!
and he messed it up because he thought he was 16 forever.
how do you feel sorry for that?
quit catching feelings because you enjoyed watching him play basketball.
man....if this was a tragedy please sign me up for it....
im not saying you have to lose sleep over it. but some dudes in here seem happy he fell like that. yall in here likeand im more likeif that makes sense.
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Wait a minute.... 150M over about 14 years in the league? For an MVP and multi time nba all star? Wow. Dudes lack of endorsements and business ventures really killed his earning potential. Dude needs to flip some jewelz CDs real quick.
I too wonder how that Reebok deal works, I know that he was wearing rees all the way through the Turkey Debut, but if they were serious about that morals clause then they should have terminated it before the questions dropped.
But I mean, If they had dropped him, would he still give them the free press? At the same time, though, would they really pay 5M a year to a guy not playing and also not have any retro merchandise in the stores to cover that payout each year?
I too wonder how that Reebok deal works, I know that he was wearing rees all the way through the Turkey Debut, but if they were serious about that morals clause then they should have terminated it before the questions dropped.
But I mean, If they had dropped him, would he still give them the free press? At the same time, though, would they really pay 5M a year to a guy not playing and also not have any retro merchandise in the stores to cover that payout each year?
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Originally Posted by CoupeIt88
Originally Posted by MoonMan818
That might be the funniest sports argument I have ever heard. His missed shots created opportunities for his teammates
I hope you're one of AI's kids.
How did i miss this
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Originally Posted by gregbutler20
Wait a minute.... 150M over about 14 years in the league? For an MVP and multi time nba all star? Wow. Dudes lack of endorsements and business ventures really killed his earning potential. Dude needs to flip some jewelz CDs real quick.
I too wonder how that Reebok deal works, I know that he was wearing rees all the way through the Turkey Debut, but if they were serious about that morals clause then they should have terminated it before the questions dropped.
But I mean, If they had dropped him, would he still give them the free press? At the same time, though, would they really pay 5M a year to a guy not playing and also not have any retro merchandise in the stores to cover that payout each year?
so he turned down the contract to play in puerto rico? And i seriously doubt dude is broke... im pretty sure hes still a millionaire, and a multi millionare at that..
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Of course he is still getting paid, the Questions still sell, matter fact they are coming out with new colorways soon.
Oh and he is str8 when it comes to money. He just doesn't like to pay bills. Trust if he was broke we would know from him, not from what other people are trying to get out of him. If you know anything about a street person, is that they always have cash on deck. Prob not in a bank account, but str8 cash, stashed out somewhere.
Oh and a lot of people hate on Iverson, it's been like that since Bad News, you know how that go, the urbans vs the suburbans....
Oh and he is str8 when it comes to money. He just doesn't like to pay bills. Trust if he was broke we would know from him, not from what other people are trying to get out of him. If you know anything about a street person, is that they always have cash on deck. Prob not in a bank account, but str8 cash, stashed out somewhere.
Oh and a lot of people hate on Iverson, it's been like that since Bad News, you know how that go, the urbans vs the suburbans....
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Illwill basically said it in a nutshell...urban vs. suburban..that's what it boils down too...
If ur from the streets or have any ties at all u rock wit AI...if u every struggled or been told u can't do sumn, u rock wit ai...if u from the burbs nd u picked out ur first car at fifteen to get it as a 16th bday gift your probably not connect with AI...simple as that..
without even bringing bball into it they been trying hold AI back since high school...he makes it to the nba they change defenses, dress codes,etc ALL TO HOLD HIM BACK... I remember being a yong cat, early 90s, and wondering why white people hated the states best bball/fball player so much..of everyone brawling in that bowling alley he went to jail..this cat divided and them brought together millions of people IN HIGH SCHOOL...
He been gettin put down his whole life, still to this day getting dogged for various reasons...if one of yall walked in this mans shoes I guatantee yall prolly don't make it outta Bethel High...let alone to go on and make millions...yall can't judge him on the same terms u judge your life...his was 1000 times harder I guarantee...all because he had a wicked crossover...
smh@ some of yall ...seem like yall hate him personally like u david stern or sumn...damn
Ill admit being from va and specifically hampton roads may make me slightly biased...but I witnessed his come up allot closer than some of yall...he grew up a ruff ruff life...then when he find his way out, they tried to hold him back on some bull...AI still a hero down here..always gonna be...I'm glad hes Virginias own...personifies Newport News, Norfolk and all of va perfect...
If ur from the streets or have any ties at all u rock wit AI...if u every struggled or been told u can't do sumn, u rock wit ai...if u from the burbs nd u picked out ur first car at fifteen to get it as a 16th bday gift your probably not connect with AI...simple as that..
without even bringing bball into it they been trying hold AI back since high school...he makes it to the nba they change defenses, dress codes,etc ALL TO HOLD HIM BACK... I remember being a yong cat, early 90s, and wondering why white people hated the states best bball/fball player so much..of everyone brawling in that bowling alley he went to jail..this cat divided and them brought together millions of people IN HIGH SCHOOL...
He been gettin put down his whole life, still to this day getting dogged for various reasons...if one of yall walked in this mans shoes I guatantee yall prolly don't make it outta Bethel High...let alone to go on and make millions...yall can't judge him on the same terms u judge your life...his was 1000 times harder I guarantee...all because he had a wicked crossover...
smh@ some of yall ...seem like yall hate him personally like u david stern or sumn...damn
Ill admit being from va and specifically hampton roads may make me slightly biased...but I witnessed his come up allot closer than some of yall...he grew up a ruff ruff life...then when he find his way out, they tried to hold him back on some bull...AI still a hero down here..always gonna be...I'm glad hes Virginias own...personifies Newport News, Norfolk and all of va perfect...
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Being a smart dude from the streets>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>being a dumb dude from the streets.
AI wasn't smart enough to change with the times.
AI wasn't smart enough to change with the times.
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I wish that the league players union would give maybe a 2 week course during the off season to educate these young millionaires as to how to spend their money and planning for the day that they can't play ball any more....
like there is no way in hell that i will make 150 million and be in this position. hell no way I make one million and be in that position ....
I really hope someone puts that idea in place somehow. I'm tired of seeing African American athletes go down the tubes financially
like there is no way in hell that i will make 150 million and be in this position. hell no way I make one million and be in that position ....
I really hope someone puts that idea in place somehow. I'm tired of seeing African American athletes go down the tubes financially
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thing is they sorta do. its just being young,rich,everyone kissing your feet, with a cant tell me nothing attitude....
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Everyone kissing his feet? We must be taking about diff cats..lol..
He us the furthest thing away from a pampered athlete...nd I highly doubt dude is broke..I don't he is even close to broke...seriously
He us the furthest thing away from a pampered athlete...nd I highly doubt dude is broke..I don't he is even close to broke...seriously
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No one believes that Allen Iverson is Broke. I just think the general consensus is that he blew a lot of money while he was in the league and I'm willing to bet he has massive debts that still need to be paid off today.
If he can find a way to somewhat live a normal life within his means, I'm sure he can live comfortably off Reebok $$$$ for the rest of his life.
