Who is Allen Iverson? Allen Iverson is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. He had a difficult childhood but that didn't stop him from realizing his dream. He worked hard and became a professional basketball player. Allen Iverson was born to Allen Broughton and Ann Iverson on June 17, 1975 in Hampton Virginia. He came from a troubled background. His mother raised him and his two half-sisters alone. The family would be forced to go without heat or electricity because they could not pay the bills. Allen's situation at school wasn't much better. His grades were low and he had attendance problems. Partly it may have been due to his lack of interest in studies, but he also had family obligations. “Sometimes he had to stay home to take care of his half-sister Iiesha while his mother worked.” When Allen started high school he was thinking about the possibility of playing professional sports. He wanted to exclude his mother and sister from the projects. He started on the football and basketball teams his freshman year. As he got older, his skills improved...