Allen Iverson is from Virginia.
For years, he lived in Atlanta, but Philadelphia will always be home.
That's where the former guard began and ended ended his NBA Hall-of-Fame career with unceremonious stops in Denver, Memphis and Detroit in between.
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Friday night, the city and the team which has retired his jersey number celebrated his recent induction and, as usual the love, for 'Bubba Chuck' real.
That's the kind of reception your get from the often raucous fans in the City of Brotherly Love after the Sixers take you No. 1 overall, you're named to the all-star team 11 times, you've earned four scoring titles and you've led them to appearance the NBA Finals.
And, of course, the love was reciprocated.
"They love me because I gave everything I had, and they honor that." Iverson said of the Philly faithful. "And I love them for what they gave me, the love and the support they gave me. So, it'll never nothing like the relationship that I have with the fans in Philadelphia."