World B Free – The Prince of Midair Part 4
As the player with maybe the greatest nickname in the history of the NBA, who do you think has the best nickname in the league today? I like Allen‘s nickname, ‘the Answer‘. When he first came into the league they asked him what he was called. He said ‘Some call me ...
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July 14, 2009
World B Free – The Prince of Midair Part 3
Who was the best player you went up against? You mentioned that MJ listed you as one of the toughest players he went up against. What about you? George “Iceman“ Gervin. He was one of the best players I ever played against. When this man was rolling, and this was like ...
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July 13, 2009
World B Free – The Prince of Midair Part 2
What is your take on the whole commercialization of streetball? All the interest that the sport gathers from sponsors and the media these days. The NBA and streetball are two totally different games. The players on the streetball courts have their own unique set of talents. But the level of attention ...
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July 10, 2009
World B Free – The Prince of Midair Part 1
Back in the 70ies and early 80ies, when the NBA's dress code was "flashy" and "funky", one player still managed to stand out. World B. Free. His over sized charisma and brash ballin' game made the Brooklyn born streetballer one of the league's most colorful personalities. Free scored 18,000 points ...
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July 9, 2009
Iverson: The Answer for whose question?
After being released by the Pistons before the Playoffs and even talking about retiring, the basketball world is asking itself: Where will the road take Allen Iverson? There is one thing you have to say about Allen Iverson. The man known as The Answer never shied away from anyone or anything ...
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May 14, 2009
“Nate the Great”?
Even in college, Robinson showed his fondness for bold actions and breaking unwritten rules. In 2004, the University of Washington guard picked a game against rival Oregon to unleash a mild controversy. His Huskies already had secured the victory with less than seven seconds left in the game. The first ...
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April 23, 2009
Chancey Billups would buy tickets to see Lebron
In Part 2 of this interview with FIVE, Billups talks about paying to see fellow NBA stars, Shaquille O'Neal, trade rumors, coming from Colorado and playing Wii with his daughters. With the game on the line, who would you take of all the NBA players? Oh man, there's a lot of them. ...
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April 17, 2009
Allen Iverson – last part of the interview
Does that responsibility make it easier for you to sleep at night or harder? Harder. What makes it hard for me to sleep is when things are not going right - like when we lose a tough game or when I'm not the main focus in games when I think I ...
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April 5, 2009
Arvydas Sabonis has a new job: creative advisor
Basketball and fashion label K1X just announced the news: Lithuanian basketball legend arydas sabonis and european basketball brand k1x have joined forces. "sabo", who retired from active play in 2005 after being named to the euroleague first team and winning mvp honors for zalgiris kaunas, will be freelancing for k1x as ...
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April 1, 2009
Allen Iverson interview: part II
Looking at how much negativity there is around in this world, how do you cope with all the negativity? I have kids and people who love me and people that I love. And I know that there's a lot of love in this world too. It's an awful thing to say ...
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April 1, 2009
