Most Wanted
Allen Iverson
Early Life
Success
-11 time NBA All-Star
-2 time NBA All-Star Game MVP
-4 time NBA Scoring Champion
-MVP in the 2000-01 season
-2 time Big East Defensive Player of the Year
-Georgetown record holder for highest career scoring average(22.9 ppg)
-1st pick in 1996 NBA Draft(highly regarded as the best draft class of all time)
-NBA Finals Runner-Up
-ranked 5th best shooting guard of all time
Careless Behavior
-after leaving the NBA, he went broke after spending more than $200 million dollars
-forced to leave Lenox Mall in Atlanta after aggressively begging for money
-banned from Atlantic City Casino for unpaid gambling debts
-dug a financial hole of $150 million dollars for spending $360,000 on a yearly income of $62,500
-gave an infamous "practice" conference after being questioned for missing practice
"I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice" -Allen Iverson, "Practice"
"I don't even have enough money for a cheeseburger" -Allen Iverson, "I'm Broke"
Casulties of War
Works Cited
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"Allen Iverson Earned Over $200 Million In His NBA Career. Now He's Reportedly Broke. Say, What?" Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
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ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
"Allen Iverson Official Website - NBA Legend and Future Hall of Famer." Allen Iverson. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.