Are we talkin’ bout…*sniff*…RETIREMENT? According to SlamOnline.com , Iverson is set to officially end his professional basketball career.
He overcame a tumultuous childhood growing up in Hampton, Virginia to become a star athlete in high school.
He led the Bethel High School basketball team to a state title in 1993.
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He also led his high school to a state football title. No big deal.
However, his athletic career seemed done when he received a fifteen-year prison sentence for allegedly hitting a woman with a chair in a brawl.
His trial, which was the subject of the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary No Crossover, was very controversial; many felt Iverson had been singled out without enough evidence. After serving four months in prison, Iverson was granted clemency by Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder.
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Georgetown gave Iverson a second chance. He became a college star.
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