Allen Iversons 'Crying' press conference (Transcript)

[We take you 'live' to a Philadelphia 76ers press conference]

76ers GM ED Stefanski: "Thank you for coming out this afternoon, it's a very special day for the 76er organization...we're proud to re-introduce Allen Iverson back to the organization....Allen"

[A.I. slides up to the microphone, seated at a table, with a huge NBA 76er logo banner behind him]

ALLEN IVERSON: "Crying...Crying...Crying...is that what we're talking about?....Crying! How silly is that?...we talking bout Crying...not joy, not happiness but crying...how the hell am I going to make my teammates better by crying, huh? I'm suppose to be the franchise player adn we talking about crying.....not joy-love-happiness but crying...not a game, not practice but CRYING

[A.I. starts gradually crying]

....It could be just one tear i drop all year and we focusing on my Crying......WHAT R WE TALKING BOUT MAN, WE TALKING BOUT CRYING!......

[A.I. starts all out balling crying, uncontrollably]

..... all i want to do is play basketball, that's what i was born to do....I'm one of the hardest-dedicated players n the NBA and we talking Crying....you guys can't do that, its not fair, its CRYING, that's all....its CRYING...."

[A.I. stops crying abruptly, wipe tears quickly, and with deadpan says "Next Question"]

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