Allen Iverson has changed the NBA (National Basketball Association) in many ways, he has changed the way people play, the way NBA is and the way NBA has changed into a competitive sport.
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. The early 2000s led to trend of dudes having braids, much of which can be attributed to Iverson’s rise to the top of the NBA. Not only did this lead to some of your male classmates having awkward afros for months and walking around with picks for the better part of a semester. And while it was perfectly plausible to see one of your friends getting their hair braided on a stop Iverson took things a bit further when his mother braided his hair during a game while A.I. sat courtside.
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Allen Iverson was a hero because he changed basketball into a more competitive sport. I think that Allen was a great NBA player he played 14 seasons and he played both shooting and point guard. He went to Georgetown University. And got drafted to the NBA in 1996 and retired in 2013. He played mostly with the Philadelphia 76ers. And played a short time with the Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons, and Denver