ALLEN IVERSON: THE NEXT MJ
But then it had “MJ” crossed out. And they had markered in “OJ.”

And what made Coach Thompson so special is he knew that, man. He knew that. Coach knew……. and he could see my heart just sinking in that moment. He knew he couldn’t protect me from everything that was in this world.
But he sure tried.
Here’s what Coach Thompson, MY coach, did for me on that night: He didn’t ask for their sign to be confiscated. He didn’t yell and shout and make a scene. No. See, what Coach did is he calmly walked over to us, player by player, and told us that — don’t worry about our things — we were leaving the floor. That’s it: We were leaving the floor. No big drama. Heads held high. We were there…. and then we were gone.
And then once we were off that floor, and it was just Coach back on the court? He calmly told those refs, he said, “Hey, no disrespect. No disrespect to y’all. But here’s what’s going to happen: If you don’t get those four pieces of sh*t outta here, and I’m talking immediately — we’re gonna be forfeiting this game. Understood?”
They understood, man.
Source:
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/life-and-times-of-allen-iverson
UK sports could use a lot more coaches like Coach Thompson. A number of current and former soccer trainers have recently been accused a racism dating back years.
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