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Handles · Signature moves · #23

Iverson's crossover

Iverson sold the drive with a long left-hand dribble, snapped the ball back across his body and rose before Jordan could recover.

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Allen Iverson · Michael Jordan

Iverson's crossover

1996-97 Regular Season

First quarter

1997 · First quarter

Allen Iverson

Against Michael Jordan

The stakes

A rookie testing the reigning champions

The wide first step made the defender commit; the violent return dribble created the shot. Against Jordan, Iverson introduced his signature move to the widest possible audience.

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Regular Season
1997
CHICAGOBULLS
PHILADELPHIA76ERS
MAR 12, 1997

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Bulls vs 76ers

1996-97 Regular Season · Mar 12, 1997

The defending champions visited Philadelphia, where the league's most electric rookie challenged Michael Jordan.

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