Allen Ezail Iverson Research Paper

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Allen Iverson
Have you ever been excited or filled with shock?Allen Ezail Iverson was born on June 7,1975 in Hampton , Virginia . Allen's mother, Ann was 15 years old when she had him . his biological father did not stay and support him . A man named Michael Freeman moved in with his mother and took care of him since he was a toddler.As Allen got older he grew a love for basketball, in high school he was the star player. With his mom in struggle of money and in the worst neighborhood in town Allen was in a very bad situation.
In 1990 Allen lost the two most important men in his life. Tony was killed by his girlfriend,and freeman was caught selling drugs and was given a rough sentence. his family struggle was too much to handle so he quit sports

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