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For all the hardship, Iverson proved a gifted athlete. He led Bethel High School to basketball and football state titles as a junior, earning AP high school athlete of the year honors for both sports.
However, his promise was nearly derailed by his involvement in a bowling alley brawl in February Despite differing accounts of what transpired — Iverson claimed he left before the fighting even started — he was convicted of three felony counts and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Iverson was released after serving four months after Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder granted him conditional clemency, and he earned the chance to play for Georgetown University men's basketball coach John Thompson.
Iverson rewarded Thompson's faith with his stellar play, averaging He was then selected with the No. Iverson quickly became one of the NBA's must-see spectacles. Barely 6 feet tall, he blew past defenders with his blinding speed and fearlessly attacked the much larger players guarding the basket. With an average of He also became one of the league's most polarizing players. Critics pointed to his missed shots and turnovers, and wondered why, as a point guard, he wasn't passing the ball to his teammates.
He also kept his most heartfelt thanks for his long-suffering former wife for last. Furthermore, he told Tawant to that he adores her. Allen had two children with Tawant to before they married, a daughter and a son. Tiaura Iverson, their first child, was born on December 15, Tawant to gave birth to three more Iverson children after their wedding. On August 8, , their son, Isaiah Rahsaan Iverson, joined their family. One year after Iverson won a scoring title and willed Philadelphia within three wins of a championship, the Sixers barely finished above.
The contentious relationship between Iverson and Sixers head coach Larry Brown bubbled over repeatedly throughout the season, and four days after their playoff exit, the situation between the two again came to a head when Iverson was late to a meeting.
As chronicled in "Not A Game," a Iverson biography by Kent Babb, the player and his coach had a shouting match outside of the team facility that only abated when Brown told Iverson he wasn't going to trade him -- that the two would remain in Philadelphia for at least another year.
It was exactly what Iverson wanted to hear, and he agreed to a news conference that evening to confirm the story to the team's beat reporters in a sort of exit interview. But when he returned a few hours later, something was off. Instead of getting the opportunity to announce that everything was all right, that he and Brown were staying to make another title run, Iverson found himself on the defensive as journalists questioned his dedication to practice -- one of Brown's frequent and public gripes about his star player.
I mean, listen: We talking about practice. Not a game. We talking about practice. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last. Not the game. We talking about practice, man. Some were amused, and others watched the trainwreck unfold -- knowing from experience that Iverson was drunk. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Are you a Stathead, too? Subscribe to our Free Newsletter. This Month in Sports Reference Find out when we add a feature or make a change.
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