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Allen Iverson
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When Allen Iverson was a boy he did not like playing basketball. He would not go to practice. Allen Iverson's mother made him go to practice despite the fact that he hated basketball. To encourage her son to play and practice, Allen's mother brought him a pair on Air Jordan's. After he received the shoes he began going to practice. He became intrigued by the game.
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After two outstanding seasons at Georgetown, Allen Iverson was the first player picked in the 1996 NBA Draft. Iverson quickly established himself as a premier NBA backcourt man, he was named Schick Rookie of the Year and a member of the All-Rookie First Team. Iverson led the Sixers with 23.5 points ,7.5 assists and 2.07 steals, leading all NBA rookies in each category. In the 1999-2000 season, Iverson had his first trip to the playoffs, having played well in a year in which he set records, was the NBA scoring champion, and a starter for the All Star game.
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[A]s it is, Allen Iverson has two gallons of it, and most people don't even have a teaspoon. There's your trouble. so what do you there? Through most of his career, Allen Iverson has known what to do there: win the damn game himself. He can see how and where the fire is burning, and by comparison it's almost all in him.
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Allen Iverson had a huge night on the scoresheet Saturday night. He scored 44 points, dished out 15 assists, and ... grabbed five rebounds. Iverson made 16-of-22 shots from the field and was 10-for-12 from the foul line.
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Allen Iverson, perhaps the quickest player ever to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was born on June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia. His mother Ann Iverson was a teenager and was deserted by Iverson's father. Soon after her son was born, Ann Iverson's mother died, leaving the young mother and son to fend for themselves. Iverson grew up in severe poverty in a house that sometimes had no electricity or water. Sports offered an outlet for the immensely gifted young athlete and he excelled in football, baseball, and basketball. Though he is arguably the best player in the NBA today, Iverson told Leigh Montville of Sports Illustrated that basketball was not his first choice: "I always figured I was going to go to one of those big football schools.
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After two seasons at Georgetown, Allen Iverson was selected first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1996 NBA Draft. Iverson quickly established himself as one of the premier point guards in the NBA. He ... gained a reputation as fun to watch and promptly filled the Sixers arena. He was named 1996 Rookie of the Year and was a member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
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