Allen Iverson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on June 7, 1975 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. From 1996 to 2006, he was the star shooting guard for Philadelphia 76ers. He was the 2001 NBA MVP and was selected to 11 consecutive All-Star Games from 2000 to 2010. In 2001, he also led the 76ers to their first NBA Finals, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in five.
He pulled off a legendary crossover dribble on Early in his career, he pulled a famous crossover dribble on Michael Jordan in front of the home crowd in Philly. early in his career in front of the Philly home crowd.
Iverson led the Sixers to their first finals since their 1983 championship. In game one of the 2001 NBA Finals, Iverson scored a playoff-high 48 points and beat the heavily favored Lakers 107–101; it was the Lakers’ only playoff loss that year. In the game, he notably stepped over Tyronn Lue after hitting a crucial shot. Iverson would go on to score 23, 35, 35, and 37 in games 2–5, all losing efforts though the Sixers were not swept like many predicted. Iverson enjoyed his most successful season as an individual and as a member of the Sixers during the 2000–01 NBA season.
Iverson played for the Boo Williams AAU basketball team, and won the 1992 17-and-under AAU national championship.
Ann Iverson, his single mother, raised him. Before they divorced in 2013, he had five children together with Tawanna Turner.
