Lou Williams recalls chaotic night Sixers traded Allen Iverson, flew him in to play mid-game
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Lou Williams when Sixers traded Allen Iverson: So, I had 40 on Monday. I had 40 on Wednesday. I had 40 on Friday.
Got on a bus. 9 hours drive to Little Rock, Arkansas. I wasn't in my room 30 minutes.
I get to my room in Little Rock, Arkansas. 30 minutes somewhere nearby. The GM called my room from the Philadelphia 76ers .
He said, "Hey, there is a noon flight. We got to get you to Philly ASAP. " I said, "What's up?
" They said, "We ain't got time right now, but turn ESPN on. " They had traded Allen Iverson. So the one week that I leave to the D-League, AI had got traded.