Story emerges of Sixers' Allen Iverson losing game of HORSE to rapper

Every basketball fan knows how prolific Allen Iverson was during his prime for the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 6-foot guard from Georgetown was phenomenal with the ball in his hands, took home an MVP award, and lifted the Sixers to the finals in 2001.Overall, Iverson averaged 26.7 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.7 rebounds while being the smallest guy on the court more times than not.

The man they called "The Answer" backed down from nobody and more often than not came out on top on the basketball court.However, even the greats take their losses.

On the latest episode of The Wave's "7pm in Brooklyn", rapper Jermaine Dupri revealed that Iverson lost a game of HORSE against longtime rapper, Nelly:To his (Iverson's) defense, y'all be shooting the ball so high, and my ceiling ain't as high as the stadium.

So unfortunately, a couple of times he shot the ball up it hit the ceiling...But Nelly was shooting like my gym was his gym.Nelly beating Allen Iverson in HORSE at JD's house was the latest chapter of their friendly rivalry pic.twitter.com/fIYsiFbGoL 7PM in Brooklyn (@7PMinBrooklyn) August 1, 2025Iverson will never be able to live that down, but at the same time, losses do happen.

One has to give credit to Nelly for coming out on top against one of the game's all-time greats.This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Story emerges of Sixers' Allen Iverson losing game of HORSE to rapper.

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