NBA Player Profile: Allen Iverson
from being sent to prison for a fight he didn’t start to growing up in extreme poverty Alan Iverson’s path to the NBA was anything but easy at just 17 years old AI was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a racially charged brawl at a bowling alley he only served 4 months of his sentence before public pressure forced the governor to grant him clemency but by then the damage had been done he missed most of his senior season his football career was over and most of his D1 offers had been rescended but there was one man who still believed in him john Thompson the head coach at Georgetown he gave Iverson a scholarship protection and a second chance at basketball and AI made the absolute most of that second chance dominating at Georgetown becoming the number one pick in the NBA draft and leading the Philadelphia 76ers to the finals as the MVP
This video serves as a quick player profile of Allen Iverson, covering his early life, legal trouble, redemption at Georgetown, and first overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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He brought SWAG to the NBA 🤙