The backdrop could have been straight out of a movie. A star acquired. A late December snow storm complicating his ability to get to Denver. But then he did. Of course he did.
Allen Iverson arrived in the Mile High City on Dec. 23, 2006 with just enough time to get to the Pepsi Center, to take a physical – and pass it – to take a few pregame shot attempts, to suit up and then to make his debut for the Nuggets.
And what a debut it was: 22 points, 10 assists, 39 minutes. He did not start, but when he hit the court, Iverson never left.