Multiple NBA sources say Allen Iverson is facing alcohol and gambling issues that have derailed his career and threaten his post-basketball well-being, Stephen A. Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports in a column published Monday.
Allen Iverson played only 25 games for the 76ers before stepping away for the season.
According to multiple NBA sources, there is widespread concern that the four-time NBA scoring champion, who left the Philadelphia 76ers in February to deal with his daughter's illness and will not return this season, "will either drink himself into oblivion or gamble his life away," Smith reported.
Iverson's gambling problem is serious enough that he has been banished from casinos in Detroit and Atlantic City, N.J., according to Smith. (Click here for more)
Shocking. Another former NBA star with a gambling problem. Add Iverson to the long list that includes Charles Barkley, Gilbert Arenas, Antoine Walker, and even Michael Jordan. The NBA clearly has a gambling problem, and it needs to do something about it.
It’s sad to hear this about Iverson. He was one of my favorite players to watch growing up. Now, he’s got a gambling addiction, a drinking problem, a sick daughter, and a divorce on his hands. And oh yeah, he might never play basketball again. His life and career has gone down the shitter faster than Britney Spears’ a few years back. (Let’s just hope he can make a comeback too).
2 Comments:
don't forget Tim Donaghy
you dont think its cool that he has those kinda problems, this shits weak
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