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The guy who had the ability to cover 94 feet in a flash, as if he had the powers of Raiden from Mortal Kombat.The guy who kept it so 100 that he surpassed Mr. 100 himself, Wilt Chamberlain, during his rookie season by having five-straight 40-point games, besting Chamberlains previous record for a rook.Tim would also mimic Iversons first commercial for the Questions?-- featuring authentic Philadelphians put on camera to query Phillys bright, young star.Yo, Allen, whats up with the shoes, man? Tim would say, just like the people in the ad, as he shifted from pretending he was A.I. to pretending he was the people watching him pretend to be A.I.The spot was a modern take on Mars Blackmons Is it the shoes? pestering of Air Jordan. Only instead of Spike Lee in character, you had real people and an off-the-cuff Iverson laughing, smiling, dribbling and dripping swag in a backward hat. It was Iversons first national ad for Reebok, and it set the agenda for what he would be about.You could see early on that Iverson was destined for superstardom. Even before the tattoos and the cornrows and the chains and the do-rags made him a cultural icon, there was something special about this little guards handles and heart.Allen always tells this story, said Tzvi Twersky, a fellow Philly native who came up working for Slam Magazine and is one of Iversons closest confidants.His coming-of-age moment, outside of getting drafted, he always talks about driving down City Line [Avenue] in the backseat of a limo, and he saw some kid rocking the Questions on the street, and he said he rolled down the window, and thats when he knew he had made it. That was the biggest moment of his life. ... Outside of his career and his family, its his third greatest accomplishment. 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