Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson will always be intertwined because they were both selected in the 1996 NBA draft, prodigies who changed the NBA in their own unique way. The Philadelphia 76ers chose ...

NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson opened up about his favorite memories of Kobe Bryant ahead of a public memorial taking place to honor the Los Angeles Lakers legend, his 13-year-old daughter and ...

Iverson — who was selected 12 picks before Bryant in the 1996 NBA Draft — said his children looked up to Bryant has a "hero," and so did he. Kobe Bryant Short Film Better Narrated by Kendrick ...

Remember, Bryant was only 18 years old that season. But don't mistake Iverson's statement for suggesting that he wasn't just as competitive. Go back to the 2001 NBA Finals, when Bryant angered ...

Iverson and Bryant were drafted in 1996, with Iverson going as the top overall pick and Bryant selected 13th. They faced off in the 2001 NBA Finals, which the Lakers won in five games.

Allen Iverson says Kobe Bryant ‘brought so much out of me’ December 1, 2015 More than 9 years ago. Allen Iverson, left, and Kobe Bryant are shown during the 2001 NBA Finals.

As two members of the vaunted 1996 NBA Draft class, Iverson and Bryant will ... 1996 NBA Draft, Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant will ... 2001 Finals. It was the closest that Iverson ...

Allen Iverson (right) of the Philadelphia 76ers argues a call in front of Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers during game five of the NBA Finals 15 June, 2001 at First Union Center in ...

Kobe Bryant hugs Allen Iverson at halftime after both of Bryant’s #8 and #24 Los Angeles Lakers jerseys are retired at Staples Center on Dec. 18, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian ...

As family, friends and fans remember the life of Kobe Bryant, former Philadelphia 76ers great Allen Iverson wrote an essay for The Players Tribune paying tribute to his NBA contemporary. Bryant ...

Allen Iverson made waves, again, this week after the Pro Basketball Hall of Famer’s gave his latest take on the NBA’s never-ending debate over the greatest player of all-time.