Allen Iverson

Personal Life
Allen Iverson
By: Jalen Jackson
Joshua Kemp
College
Iverson convinced that the alleged altercation was a lie.

Georgetown coach John Thompson believed in him and gave Iverson a full-ride scholarship.

Iverson kept up the Georgetown tradition of defense by averaging three steals per game and winning the Big East Defensive Player of the Year award in both of his two years at the University
Major Accomplishments
NBA Rookie of the Year (1997)
11× NBA All-Star (2000–2010)
4× NBA scoring champion (1999, 2001–2002, 2005)
3× NBA steals leader (2001–2003)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2001)
Family
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Early Influences
On February 4th 1993, Iverson and several friends became involved in a altercation with a group of white teenagers at the Circle Lanes bowling alley.

During the 1997 off season, Iverson and his friends were stopped by policemen for speeding late at night and was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon and for possession of marijuana.

Jewelz, the album was alleged to have made remarks about homosexuals. After criticism from activist groups and NBA Commissioner David Stern, he agreed to change the lyrics, but ultimately never released the album
BASKETBALL
CAREER
Early Life
Allen Ezail Iverson was born June 7, 1975 in Hampton, Virginia. He was born to his single 15- year-old mother, Ann Iverson, and was given his mother's maiden after his father Allen Broughton left her. At eight years of age, Allen witnessed his first murder.
Education
Allen Iverson attended Bethel Highschool but did not graduate due to a a fight in a bowling alley 4 months before graduation.

Due to his altercation, Iverson had a 15-year prison sentence with only serving 4 months due to a granted clearance by the governor.

Iversion had to spend his last 4 months in a intermediate high school and graduate.
Significant Contribution
In all honesty, Allen Iverson was single-handily one of the best basketball players of all time. Although Allen has a bad past he is still well respected throughout the NBA. He will always be remembered for his oustandind performence in the game of basketball.
Comparison to Current Athlethes

Career statistics
Points 24,368 (26.7 ppg)

Rebounds 3,394 (2.6 rpg)

Assists 5,624 (6.2 apg

Conclusion
Allen Iverson is a legendary basketball player. His legacy shows he is one of the best basketball players of all time. In total of his professional basketball career, Iverson has received 31 awards/highlights an profiled as one of the top scorers of all time.
Top Ten Plays
Are There Any Questions?
Sources: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1132515/bio
www.nba.com/playerfile/allen_iverson/bio.html‎
http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/366/allen-iverson



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Allen Iverson