{"id":145280,"date":"2017-06-26T04:54:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T11:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=145280"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:55:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T21:55:42","slug":"best-worst-of-the-big3-debut-including-allen-iverson-vs-the-white-mamba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/best-worst-of-the-big3-debut-including-allen-iverson-vs-the-white-mamba\/","title":{"rendered":"Best & Worst Of The BIG3 Debut Including Allen Iverson vs The White Mamba!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BIL-MAMBA-IVERSON2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ice Cube's much anticipated BIG3 league kicked off on Sunday and I think it's time for a few of these guys to kick the bucket. I'M KIDDING!<\/p>\n

Yes, four guys -- Jason Williams, Corey Maggette, Kenyon Martin and Rashad McCants -- all suffered injuries. Yes, Allen Iverson looked more like Oprah Sideverson during his few minutes on the court. But, how great was it to see White Chocolate, former #1 picks like The Oak Cliff Bully and one of the greatest and most influential players of all-time, Allen Iverson, lace up the sneakers and play in a NBA arena again? A packed Barclays arena that probably has Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov a little jealous. A packed Barclays arena full of  celebs (What's up Whoopi), Nets (What's up D'Angelo), rap legends (What's up LL) and potential MVPs like James Harden -- good to see he showed up for a Big (3) game.<\/p>\n

As for the action, no we didn't get to see Allen Iverson play like he did in the 2001 Finals against the Black Mamba; We did get to see Iverson go 1-on-1 with the White Mamba! That alone is worth the price of admission. In his \"duel\" with the Brian Scalabrine, Iverson finished with 2 points on 1 for 6 shooting, 2 assists, 1 board and 1 steal in 9 minutes of action;  Michael Rapaport's doppelganger finished with 2 points on 1 for 3 shooting, 3 assists and 10 boards in 14 minutes.<\/p>\n