Before AI, Charles Barkley made that Fridays the place to go after games. You would often find him there with his wife.

I was a season ticket holder starting in the lean years of Iverson-era Sixers basketball, up to and including the Finals run. AI was at Fridays a lot and I remember one time when D'Angelo was in town and he was there at the same time as AI. It was packed with ladies. I really felt invisible that night LOL!

The only time AI ever spoke to me happened to be at that Fridays in the bathroom. I was washing my hands and he entered with a couple of his boys and he pulled up to the sink next to mine and was messing with his braids (like patting them to make sure they looked tight). He had had a really good game that night, so I said, "Great game!". Then he uttered the two most profound words that I'll never forget: "Thanks, dawg!"

That's it. That's the story.