Allen Iverson Payed Homage To 'Black Jesus' And Found Him Before The All-Star Game In The Coolest Way Possible
[Players Tribune] – We’re talking about Black Jesus himself.
So it’s 2003, and we’re all in The A for his last All-Star Game. And you know I’m Reebok for life….. but occasions are occasions. And I’m wanting to pay my tribute to the man. Pay homage. So I find one of those classic MJ throwbacks, then bring it home and cut out the little swoosh on it, and then I rock it — plus a Bulls fitted — on my way into the arena for All Star. And I’m proud as hell. So now I just have to find Mike.
It’s just Mike, and man….. you wouldn’t even believe this. You wouldn’t even believe what I’m seeing. It’s Mike, and he’s got his uniform on……. and he’s in one of those reclining desk chairs, leaning back in that thing like he doesn’t have a CARE in the WORLD. In the world. Got his feet kicked up like he’s on some beach! And then to top it all off?? He’s smoking one of those big-ass Mike cigars.
And he just looks at me — looks over my fit for a second — and he smiles.
Nods.
And then he goes right on back to puffing that cigar.
Goddamn MJ is so cool. I mean there’s no one else that can pull that move off in the sports world besides Jordan, right? It has to be just him and maybe Eli Manning if we’re being honest with each other. That’s who I think of when it comes to coolness.
It is hilarious to think that Iverson would be a bit nervous to find Mike and pay homage to him. There’s probably no one with more confidence than Iverson and the fact that he was needing to find Jordan and dress like him is just awesome. I wasn’t a fan of either of them as players – that’s what happens when you’re a Knicks fan – but there are very few people cooler than them.
Nothing is more perfect than Iverson calling Jordan black Jesus though. You know Jordan is eating that shit up. Well, the only thing more perfect is Jordan puffing on a cigar before the All Star Game. That’s Jordan. You know he was looking at lines too getting ready to place a bet.