New Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue was on the wrong end of one of the most iconic moments in NBA Finals History.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grXws5m11SA
Of course, the Los Angeles Lakers went on to win the series in five, however, Allen Iverson and Lue will forever be connected.
“We became really good friends after that,” Lue said after practice Tuesday. “Like, after the Finals, probably four or five years after, we hated each other. But then after the careers went along, we became pretty close and had a good bond. He’s really a good friend of mine.”
And if you’re expecting Lue to still be salty over the ‘stepover’ think again.
“It definitely created buzz,” Lue said. “When I was going places it was, ‘Oh, that’s the guy Allen Iverson stepped over!’ Well, if you know that, then you know me. So that’s fine. I don’t have a problem with that. He’s going to arguably go down as probably the best player under 6-foot in NBA history, so I don’t have a problem with that at all.”
I say someone should setup a one-on-one matchup between these two right now.