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You know those kids who make their own sound effects when they play hoops?A woosh when they cross it over, and an errrrrr when they stop on a dime. That was my buddy, Tim, while we were growing up in the suburbs some 20 miles southwest of the Wells Fargo Center (back then it was the First Union Center, which Philadelphia fans proudly referred to as the FU Center). The effects were the only way we could feel like Allen Iverson.The guy who entered the league in 1996 with a signature sneaker (the Reebok Question), a signature move (the crossover) and a memorable moniker (The Answer) that funneled absurd amounts of attention to him at a time when Michael Jordan was still in his prime. 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. A Hall of Famer, a father and the Question.Complexs Russ Bengston -- another Slam alumnus and considered by many as the godfather of sneakerheads in the media -- brought up the moment when the Question became an unquestioned piece of basketball history.The signature moment for that shoe was obviously him crossing up Jordan, Bengston said. At that point, its like, who is the new kid that a lot of the young kids are checking for crossing up the super-established, everyone-knows-is-the-best-player-in-the-league guy, and crossing him over not once, but twice.It was just like, Holy s---. Weve never seen anything like this before.As much as we were rubbernecking to see the barely 6-foot, 175-pound warrior battling amongst the trees -- as Sixers play-by-play man Marc Zumoff would describe it -- we also had to see what were on his feet. If Nikes familiar Air Max technology was NASA, looking at Reeboks honeycomb heel (dubbed Hexalite technology) and pearlized red toe on the Questions was like floating through the Mir space station.And the shoe continues its orbit two decades later.Other stars from Iversons draft class have passed him in sheer achievement (Kobe Bryant), overachiever status (Steve Nash) and craft perfection (Ray Allen), but none have a totem like the Questions that captured the excitement of the whirlwind of their arrival. Air Force 1 Damen Sale . -- There were a lot of firsts for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Nike Air Presto Deutschland Kaufen .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. http://www.airforce1gunstig.de/air-huarache-deutschland.html . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. 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I told James after, `Youre going to go on with your life honoring him with everything that you do.Winchesters father, Michael was shot to death Tuesday by a disgruntled former Southwest Airlines employee outside an Oklahoma City airport. Police believe the shooting may have been in retaliation for the assailant losing his job with the airline, where Winchester worked for 29 years.The Chiefs honored Winchester with a moment of silence before their 19-17 loss to Tampa Bay.I cant speak personally about it, Chiefs offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz said, but theres a sense of normalcy and getting back here kind of breaks up being away from there, and kind of intensifies the feeling. Im sure it was good for him to get back and see everyone and get back to as normal of a situation as can possibly be, given the circumstances.Santos said he could empathize with what Winchester. His father, Cairo Santos Sr., was a Brazilian stunt pilot who was killed while performming during his sons senior season at Tulane.ddddddddddddSantos kicked two days after the funeral.Its a family. Were not just teammates, he said, the coaches and the organization included.Chiefs general manager John Dorsey spent Saturday with Winchester in Oklahoma, representing the team at the funeral, and owner Clark Hunt was behind the dedication prior to kickoff Sunday.I cant commend that guy enough, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said. The stuff that hes been dealt this week is, man, its hard. It makes football seem pointless.Winchester was not available after the game, but even those on the opposite sideline had him in their thoughts. Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was teammates with Winchester at Oklahoma, and the two of them shared a moment off to the side of the field.McCoy said the conversation was private, but he said they spent some time in prayer.Your father passed away a week ago, you wouldnt be doing too good. But hes holding up as good as possible, McCoy said. Ive lost a parent before. I know how hard it was to come out here and perform. Im proud of him.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '