Allen Iverson Tears Up While Remembering Kobe Bryant: 'I Looked Up to Him and His Greatness'

Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant famously faced each other in the 2001 NBA Finals

, Iverson recalled playing with Bryant during the 2008 All-Star Game, which was the only time the two would be teammates during their storied careers.

“Probably that one time I got the chance to play with Kobe,” Iverson, 44, said of his favorite memory of Bryant. “Do you know what I mean? It was always a battle between me and him.” “Then, I had a chance to be on the same team with him,” he continued. “I mean looking back on it, that was it. That was it, just having the chance to play with my guy. Not knowing that, that would be the only time to play with him.”

Iverson’s Philadelphia 76ers and Bryant’s Lakers famously faced each other in the 2001 NBA Finals. Los Angeles eventually won the championship, but not before the 76ers handed the Lakers their first and only loss of the playoffs that year.

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