Allen Iverson says he did not forget his Hall of Fame trophy at his Springfield hotel over the weekend — he left it there on purpose.
A representative for the Basketball Hall of Fame told TMZ on Wednesday that Iverson intentionally left the hardware at the Sheraton Hotel so it could be safely shipped to his home.
“About half of the players in the past 12 years have done this,” Hall of Fame senior director of professional relations Frank Judkins said. “[Inductees] leave their trophies at the hotel so they don’t have to worry about taking them on a plane or traveling with the extra luggage. The hotel staff knows about this, they call me and let me know when I can pick up the trophies to ship to their houses.
“This is a very common thing to do. I also have another trophy that was left at the hotel. No, Allen didn’t forget his trophy. That’s not the case.”
After a photo of Iverson’s trophy on a desk at the Sheraton went viral, the assumption was that Iverson forgot to pack it. Considering some of the other absent-minded things Iverson did at the Hall of Fame induction last week, it wasn’t hard to believe.
Bummer.
