The Milwaukee Bucks posted a really cool video of their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo meeting Allen Iverson at NBA All-Star weekend in Cleveland less than two weeks ago.
The 27-year-old future Hall Of Famer told the 46-year-old retired Hall Of Famer that, "I started playing basketball because of you."
Antetokounmpo mentioned watching Iverson's documentary and hearing him say that he started playing the game because of Michael Jordan.
Antetokounmpo is arguably already more accomplished than Iverson, with two regular season MVPs, a Finals MVP, an All-Star game MVP, and an NBA Championship.
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AI was able to capture the regular season MVP in 2001 and also won two All-Star game MVPs, but ultimately fell short of winning the title. Both Giannis and Iverson have three All-NBA first team awards and both were named to the NBA's top 75 player list during the 2022 All-Star weekend.
Currently, Antetokounmpo and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks pose as one of the 76ers' biggest obstacles in the Eastern Conference.
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