Being super rich means having the power to get yourself whatever you want, no matter how outrageously expensive a thing was. But living like a true-blue millionaire is a different thing altogether. Allen Iverson shared about how he learnt this lesson from a teammate.
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When Iverson appeared on the Knuckleheads podcast, he sat down with former NBA veteran Quentin Richardson and shared a story of how his 76ers teammate, Derrick Coleman taught him the right way to drive his Rolls Royce.
“He called me Al. He said, ‘This is what you do Al. You know what I mean? Get you a bottle of Cris. You put on your diamond necklace with no chain-no shirt on. And you put your Versace drawers on with your slippers. And you ride around all day.’ I was like, ‘Yo, DC is crazy’.”
Iverson not only brought a certain swagger to the court but off the court as well. The 11-time All-Star made wearing jewelry and baggy clothing a norm in the early 2000s. But his biggest passion was luxury cars.
The Answer had a wide range of high-end automobiles in his collection. Some of the most popular ones Iverson owned were the Hummer H1 Alpha HX, Mercedes Maybach 57S, Bentley Continental GT, and Cadillac Escalade to name a few.
If you’ve got it, flaunt it!
Former player-turned-coach, Mark Jackson recently highlighted Iverson loved to show off his cars. During an episode of Come Talk 2 Me, Jackson recalled playing Iverson and the 76ers in Philadelphia several years ago.
While in the city for the playoffs, Jackson went up to a store that was supposedly closed. He peeped in to see Iverson inside with his white Rolls Royce parked out. As he was entering the store, someone ended up crashing into Iverson’s car outside.
“… At some point while we’re standing in the store, his white Rolls-Royce is parked at the bus stop right outside the door. Car hits his Rolls-Royce. I’m sitting there like yo they just hit you. Are you kidding me?”
When Jackson asked Iverson why he wasn’t fazed, he said, “That just gives me a reason to drive the black one tomorrow.”
Unfortunately, due to Iverson’s lavish spending habits, he lost everything within just two years after his retirement and even declared bankruptcy.
