Allen Iverson Research Paper

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Allen Iverson was an American professional Nba player. Who played for 14 seasons but am not gonna talk about his career yet. Allen Iverson attended bethel high school Allen did not play basketball in his younger age. His dad Allen Broughton told him to play basketball and also taught him how to play. After that Allen Iverson liked basketball and played most of the time. Allen iverson aka aI did not finish his senior year at high school because he went to jail. Allen was at bowling place then got in to brutal fight with his three

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