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Allen Iverson

American basketball player
Also known as: Allen Ezail Iverson, the Answer
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Allen Iverson (born June 7, 1975, Hampton, Virginia, U.S.) is an American basketball player known for both explosive play on the court and controversy away from the game. He became the first great athlete to be strongly identified with the hip-hop movement. Athletic success and controversy came to Iverson at an early age. At Bethel High School, he led the school’s gridiron football and basketball teams to state championships his junior year. At age 17...

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