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Here's What Jayson Tatum Tweeted About Allen Iverson Ahead of All-Star Game

After the Philadelphia 76ers closed out their Thursday night game against the Milwaukee Bucks on the road on Thursday night, they officially entered the 2022

Justin Grasso

Here's What Jayson Tatum Tweeted About Allen Iverson Ahead of All-Star Game
Here's What Jayson Tatum Tweeted About Allen Iverson Ahead of All-Star Game /

After the Philadelphia 76ers closed out their Thursday night game against the Milwaukee Bucks on the road on Thursday night, they officially entered the 2022 NBA All-Star break with the rest of the league.

This weekend, all of the league's top players and rising stars went to Cleveland, Ohio, to participate in the All-Star festivities. In addition to current players participating in the weekend's events, former players and legends are around the city of Cleveland as well.

Former Sixers superstar and NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson was among former players that made the trip out to Cleveland this year. As the basketball legend participated in a Verzuz competition against Tracy McGrady on Friday night, Iverson stuck around for the other All-Star festivities.

While out in Cleveland, Iverson ran into current Boston Celtics All-Star, Jayson Tatum. On Sunday morning, Tatum expressed how special his most recent run-in with Iverson was this weekend on Twitter.

Tatum Receives Praise From Iverson

Tatum, a 23-year-old star for the Celtics, grew up watching the former NBA MVP Allen Iverson. As Iverson was an idol of Tatum's like many players currently in the league, the praise from the 11-time All-Star always means a lot for the Celtics veteran.

This weekend wasn't the first time Tatum received praise from Iverson. Last year, when Iverson joined the "All The Smoke" podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, he agreed with Jackson's sentiment that Tatum resembles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on the court. "You could tell he was working with Kobe," Iverson said.

"Man, this feeling is priceless!" Tatum tweeted when he saw the clip. "A.I. always show love." Although Iverson initially praised Tatum last January, the Celtics star won't take Iverson's praise for granted.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_. 

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Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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