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Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as both a shooting guard and point guard. As an NBA rookie with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1997, Iverson was named NBA Rookie of the Year. He was an 11-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star Game MVP Award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA'…
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sports · American former basketball player (born 1975) · basketball player · rapper · also Allen Iverson, The Answer, Allen Ezail Iverson, Iverson
Born 7 June 1975 · Q190094
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2026· 15 entries
“For me to be in a bowling alley where everybody in the whole place know who I am and be crackin”
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“They wanted to make an example out of Iverson.”
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“I had to use the whole jail situation as something positive. Going to jail, someone sees something weak in you, they”
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Yahoo Sports: “I begged the people at DMV to make it 6'1” – Allen Iverson reveals how he got an extra inch added to his driver's license
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BasketNews.com: Hall of Fame inductee on AI: 'It will always stand for Allen Iverson'
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AOL.com: Reebok Turns Allen Iverson’s Iconic Question Into a 3D-Printed Shoe
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stupidDOPE: Reebok Question 96/26 Rebuilds Allen Iverson’s Signature Shoe Through 3D Printing
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Men's Journal: Allen Iverson’s Reebok Question Sneakers Just Got a Wild 3D-Printed Makeover
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Denver Sports 104.3 The Fan: The Nuggets need to replace 5,000 Minutes… DeMar DeRozan could be the answer | Shapiro and Piro
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House of Heat°: Allen Iverson's 3D-Printed Reebok Question Can Be Yours on Aug. 25
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VoxelMatters: Allen Iverson and Reebok revamp 90s sneaker with 3D printing
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Women's Wear Daily: Reebok Made a 3D-printed Version of Allen Iverson’s First Signature Sneaker
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Basketball Network: “I never had a blueprint” – Allen Iverson on why financial hardship followed his legendary career
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Sole Retriever: Allen Iverson Announces 3D-Printed Reebok Questions Made by Zellerfeld
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2024· 1 entry
76ers unveiled a statue of Iverson outside their practice facility
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2021· 1 entry
Iverson and former NBA player Al Harrington announced a business partnership through which a line of cannabis products would be launched named "The Iverson Collection"
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2020· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Former NBA player Allen Iverson denied spending $40,000 at a strip club, saying he actually spent that amount at a TGI Friday's restaurant.” False.
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2017· 1 entry
The creation of the 3-on-3 professional basketball league BIG3 was announced, with Iverson set to be a player and coach on 3's Company
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2016· 1 entry
Won the Basketball Hall of Fame with _Retired Basketball (2016).
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2015· 2 entries
American singer Post Malone released the song "White Iverson"
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Iverson appeared on CBS This Morning in support of a Showtime Network documentary on his life, Iverson, during which he addressed long-discussed rumors of financial struggles, denying any notion that he was struggling
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2014· 1 entry
When the Sixers hosted the Washington Wizards
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2013· 3 entries
Iverson announced his retirement from basketball, citing he lost his desire to play
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Iverson was accused of kidnapping his children and refusing to return them to their mother
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“s number 3 in a special halftime ceremony on March 1, 2014, when the Sixers hosted the Washington Wizards. The ceremony took place in front of 20,000 spectators and 76ers greats such as Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and former team president Pat Croce. He headlined the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 along with Shaquille O”
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2010· 5 entries
In a EuroCup 91–94 loss to Serbian side Hemofarm
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Tawanna Iverson filed for divorce, seeking custody of their children, child support, and alimony payments
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Iverson left the 76ers indefinitely, citing the need to attend to his 4-year-old daughter Messiah's health issues, which he revealed years later as Kawasaki Disease
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Returned to Denver to face the Nuggets; Iverson scored 18 points and had seven assists in the 108–105 win
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Played for Beşiktaş men's basketball team (2010–2011).
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2009· 7 entries
Iverson made his return to Philadelphia, garnering a thunderous ovation from the sold-out crowd, in a loss against his former team, the Denver Nuggets
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Iverson signed a one-year, $3
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It was announced that Iverson would not play the remainder of the 2008–09 season
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Joined Memphis Grizzlies in 2009.
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Joined Philadelphia 76ers in 2009.
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Played for Philadelphia 76ers (2009–2010).
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Played for Memphis Grizzlies (2009–2009).
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2008· 4 entries
Iverson was dealt from the Denver Nuggets to the Detroit Pistons for guard Chauncey Billups, forward Antonio McDyess and center Cheikh Samb
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To a sell-out crowd and received a standing ovation after scoring a game-leading 32 points in a 115–113 loss
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Joined Detroit Pistons in 2008.
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Played for Detroit Pistons (2008–2009).
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2007· 2 entries
Donaghy said he and the two other officials working the game agreed not to give Iverson favorable calls as a way to "teach him a lesson
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“I thought I got fouled on that play, and I said I thought that he was calling the game personal I should have known that I couldn”
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2006· 5 entries
Iverson made his debut for the Nuggets
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The Philadelphia 76ers sent Iverson and forward Ivan McFarlin to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Andre Miller, Joe Smith, and two first-round picks in the 2007 NBA draft
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Iverson and Chris Webber arrived late to the Sixers' fan appreciation night and home game finale
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Joined Denver Nuggets in 2006.
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Played for Denver Nuggets (2006–2008).
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2005· 8 entries
After the Sixers defeated the Charlotte Bobcats, Iverson paid a late-night visit to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City
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Won the All NBA First Team with _Retired Basketball (2005).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (2005).
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Awarded NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award (2005).
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Iverson recorded 23 points, 7 rebounds and a career-high 16 assists in a 103–98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers
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Iverson scored a career-high 60 points on 24-for-27 shooting from the free throw line to go along with 6 assists and 5 steals in a 112–99 win over the Orlando Magic
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Iverson's bodyguard Jason Kane was accused of assaulting a man at a Washington, D
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Iverson said that Brown was without a doubt "the best coach in the world"
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2004· 1 entry
Iverson urinated in a trash can at Bally's Atlantic City casino and was told by casino management not to return
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2002· 1 entry
Iverson was alleged to have thrown his wife Tawanna out of their home after a domestic dispute and later threatening two men with a gun while looking for her
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2001· 6 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with _Retired Basketball (2001).
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Awarded BET Award for Athlete of the Century (2001).
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Awarded NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2001).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (2001).
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Awarded NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award (2001).
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And 2005, and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001
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2000· 2 entries
Won the NBA All Star with _Retired Basketball (2000).
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During the 2000 offseason, Iverson recorded a rap single called "40 Bars".
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1999· 3 entries
Won the All NBA First Team with _Retired Basketball (1999).
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Awarded All-NBA Team (1999).
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Iverson signed a six-year, $70
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1997).
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Iverson was named NBA Rookie of the Year
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1996· 3 entries
Iverson recorded a then career-high of 35 points to go along with 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals on a 101–97 road win over the New York Knicks
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Played for Philadelphia 76ers (1996–2006).
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Joined Philadelphia 76ers in 1996.
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1995· 1 entry
That included future NBA stars Ray Allen and Tim Duncan, and others
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1994· 1 entry
Played for Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball (1994–1996).
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1993· 1 entry
Iverson and several of his friends were involved in an altercation with several other patrons at a bowling alley in Hampton, Virginia
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1979· 1 entry
Iverson has three younger half-siblings: Brandy (b. 1979), Ieisha (b. 1990), and Mister (b. 2003).
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1975· 1 entry
Born 1975-06-07.
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