To many NBA fans around the world, Allen Iverson is looked as the greatest and most perfect point guard of all time. The Hall of Famer inspired several of today’s young ballers and continues to create a statement now as well. Ball handling and flashy moves became famous during his era with the killer crossover.
The Philadelphia 76ers legend became the league MVP in the year 2001. He averaging a staggering 31.1 points, 4.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game. His fearlessness and dominance won the hearts of many people who followed the NBA. His career was fairly shortlived but very effective.
Allen Iverson gets banned from living his musical aspirations
The former All-Star game MVP had one of the best resumes the league had ever seen. But it lacked one specific and keys accolade called the NBA Championship. The Answer has gone down in history as one of the greatest players to have never won a title. He averaged a career total of 26.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game.
In the 2000s, Allen Iverson tried to take his talents to the recording studio in an attempt to become a global selling rapper. His songs were looked as very controversial as they spoke about gang violence, abuse and several others issues. AI rapped from a perspective of story telling where as the NBA saw it from a influential viewpoint. The league felt that it was best for business that they banned him from recording music.
Allen Iverson’s passion for fashion led to bankruptcy
Allen Iverson became a world wide success in the sport of basketball. He also had a knack for fashion. He often wore baggy clothes, chains, and branded sneakers which inspired the young kids to be creative in their dressing sense. AI often bought expensive jewellery that would cost thousands.
A store called Aydin & Company Jewelers had an outstanding payment of $375,000 to be paid by Iverson in 2010. After not being able to pay it off, the total amount skyrocketed to $859,896 due to interest and other fees. A report of TMZ stated that the court ordered that the company directly handled their loss with the player’s bank. AI certainly did not realise his love for fashion would lead to his bankruptcy.
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