I love basketball. AI was an amazing talent and no one plaed harder. ASide from the bowling alley fight I only remember one incident (with his wife), so I've never felt the "thug" description was fair or accurate.

He has a gambling and alcohol problem just like most of the posters here. I hope he can turn it around but I'm not hopeful.

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For the past three years, as Iverson chased an NBA comeback, his marriage fell apart and much of his fortune – he earned more than $150 million in salary alone during his career – dissolved. Now, those who once ignored past signals have recognized that basketball may have been the only thing holding Iverson’s life together.


Iverson stood during a divorce proceeding in Atlanta in 2012 and pulled out his pants pockets. “I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger,” he shouted toward his estranged wife, Tawanna, who then handed him $61.