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76ers Legend a Foot Shorter Than 7’4 Victor Wembanyama Would Have “Embarrassed” Spurs Star, Claims Fat Joe

Published 04/19/2024, 3:55 PM EDT

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Who is bold enough to try and score on Victor Wembanyama? His height is intimidating enough to discourage most, and that’s without adding his ball skills to the mix. Ranked among the sport’s titans, an intriguing assertion has surfaced that casts doubt on his supremacy, courtesy Fat Joe.

Rap icon turned basketball analyst Fat Joe claimed that if Allen Iverson, a 76ers magnificent, and the tall 7’4 prospect Victor Wembanyama had faced off in a hypothetical game, Iverson would have won and humiliated the star Spurs player.

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During an open conversation on the “Roommates Show,” Fat Joe made a statement that has generated a heated dispute. Although Wembanyama is taller than Iverson (6 feet 4 inches), Fat Joe is sure that Iverson’s skill would have won out over Wembanyama’s size.

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The 53-year-old icon, Fat Joe mentioned, “AI Stephon Marbury they would have embarrassed Wembanyama already you ain’t think of embarrassing him like them to you know he’s guaranteed to do this.” Joe continued, “He if one of you little guys just super killer crossed over this guy like a like a Jamal C but AI and Stephon Marbury would have embarrassed him already you would have been seeing the clip of him falling down.”

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Does size matter when it comes to basketball talent? Certainly, Wembanyama’s enormous height gives him an edge in some areas of the game, such as rebounds and shot-blocking. On the other hand, Iverson challenges the norm with his scoring power to negotiate traffic and has great ball-handling skills. Surely a contest between them both in their prime would be something to see!

Victor Wembanyama is the favorite pick

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As the 2023–24 regular season approaches its conclusion, the spotlight in the basketball world is on the winners of awards. Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs is the favorite to win Rookie of the Year award this year, according to the majority of enthusiasts and analysts. It is noteworthy to highlight that the Rookie of the Year in 1997 was awarded to Allen Iverson.

In a recent interview, the 11x-time All-Star was asked about the excitement surrounding Victor Wembanyama during his rookie season. “Well deserved,” AI answered. “We just evolving. We’re just getting better and better… It’s just more eye-opening… To the world… And the progression that we have in our league is just something else, man,” Wemby, in Iverson’s opinion, is something the world has never seen before.

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