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Sixers got TJ McConnell ‘White Iverson’ jersey for Christmas

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 12/22/17

Nobody celebrates Christmas quite like the Philadelphia 76ers do.

Sixers big man Amir Johnson posted a priceless photo to his Instagram Story on Friday of an apparent Christmas gift adorning third-year guard TJ McConnell’s locker: a No. 3 “White Iverson” jersey.

would appear as though @TJMcConnell got a white iverson jersey for christmas

via @IamAmirJohnson ig pic.twitter.com/BFpDVwHo6X

— kurt (@kurtwearshats) December 22, 2017

The gift makes for a cool double entendre beyond just the reference to the Post Malone song since McConnell is a Sixers guard just like Allen Iverson was. Yes, the two have pretty different styles of play, and McConnell actually wears No. 12 instead of Iverson’s now-retired No. 3. But in any case, it’s not the first time that McConnell has been compared to an all-time great.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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