NBA fans couldn’t believe how small the 76ers made Allen Iverson’s statue
The Philadelphia 76ers honored former superstar guard Allen Iverson with a statue in his likeness at the team’s “Legends Walk” outside its practice facility in Camden, New Jersey, on Friday.
It’s a fitting honor for Iverson, a 2016 Hall of Fame inductee who played 14 seasons in the NBA. The first 10 of those were spent with Philadelphia, which drafted Iverson first overall in 1996. The 11-time All-Star was named the NBA’s MVP with the 76ers in 2001.
There’s no denying Iverson deserved a statue, but there was one problem that fans immediately picked up on when the statue was unveiled: It is very, very small.
Sixers honor franchise legend Allen Iverson with a statue the size of the Heisman Trophy. AI cupping the head of the ‘statue’ put a nice bow on things here. pic.twitter.com/5Y1obuIjf4
— Tim Ryan (@TheSportsHernia) April 12, 2024
In fairness to the Sixers, all the statues in the Legends Walk seem to be scaled down rather than life-size.
https://t.co/5zN4ntl3Vn pic.twitter.com/FgZP0Q8UTi
— CHRIS FOXX (@FoxxFiles) April 12, 2024
Regardless, that didn’t stop fans from making all sorts of jokes about the size of Iverson’s statue. Here were the best reactions on X (formerly Twitter).
Why is the real Iverson bigger than the statue Iverson? https://t.co/TLXX9UKODy
— Jawn Gonzalez (@JohnGonzalez) April 12, 2024
Why is it like 3 feet tall? This is an action figure… https://t.co/JJZxxfwVaH
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) April 12, 2024
Sixers showing Allen Iverson his statue pic.twitter.com/VGNpwe7K6v
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) April 12, 2024
Did fanatics design that Iverson statue
— kyle (@knicks_tape99) April 12, 2024
Sixers promised Allen Iverson a statue and gave him a toy soldier pic.twitter.com/CqbnjcfNGO
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 12, 2024
Me to the Sixers after seeing that broke boy statue of Iverson they put up…. pic.twitter.com/wiwg4PbBR7
— The Reverend Reiderson (@ChipReiderson) April 12, 2024
Sixers brain trust:
"Ok, no bad ideas in the brainstorm. What are we thinking for the Iverson statue?" pic.twitter.com/1l5WLN6vL2— Wildes (@kevinwildes) April 12, 2024
Nah man I know yall ain’t do Allen Iverson like this https://t.co/r1mwwum7D0
— Master (@MasterTes) April 12, 2024
What is this??? A statue for ants? pic.twitter.com/W744mh5qA2
— nba paint (@nba_paint) April 12, 2024