https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRJiAWmxlUk

If you watched Showtime’s Iverson documentary when it aired, you know that Allen Iverson’s infamous “we talkin’ bout practice” rant was at best taken out of context, at worst a gross mischaracterization of what AI was actually saying. Iverson’s best friend had just died, he thought he was going to be traded, and they wanted to talk about “practice?” That’s where Iverson’s incredulity came in. But another question about that presser has just come to light: Was Iverson drunk?

According to Kent Babb, author of the new Iverson biography Not a Game, at least Larry Brown thought so.

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Babb sent out another tweet in relation to the context above, saying “AI’s best friend just got murdered. He hit downward spiral. Friends don’t see ‘Practice’ as funny but very sad.” We all know Iverson was known as a drinker, and could probably hold his liquor pretty well, but can you really blame the guy for getting a few drinks after a fight with his coach, thinking he’s gonna get traded, still reeling from the death of his friend… and then delivering one of the best press conferences of all-time? The legend grows.