NBA legend Allen Iverson: ‘I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Allen Iverson, one of the greatest NBA players of this generation who earned more than $150 million during his playing career, cannot even afford a cheeseburger today.
Just three years removed from the league that made him a multimillionaire, where the undersized 6-foot turbocharged dynamo earned the adulation of millions for winning against the giants, he has quickly spiraled into a pit of alcoholism, depression and bankruptcy.
Friends and family members say, however, that the seeds of his precipitous fall from grace and financial heaven were sown years ago.
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“… For the past three years, as Iverson chased an NBA comeback, his marriage fell apart and much of his fortune – he earned more than $150 million in salary alone during his career – dissolved. Now, those who once ignored past signals have recognized that basketball may have been the only thing holding Iverson’s life together.
“He has hit rock bottom, and he just hasn’t accepted it yet,” says former Philadelphia teammate Roshown McLeod.
… Iverson stood during a divorce proceeding in Atlanta in 2012 and pulled out his pants pockets. “I don’t even have money for a cheeseburger,” he shouted toward his estranged wife, Tawanna, who then handed him $61.

https://rollingout.com/sports/nba-legend-allen-iverson-i-dont-even-have-money-for-a-cheeseburger/


I'm not sure I feel very bad for him too be honest. I mean 150 million?

 

[Admiral]

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

^^^^Yeah he was quite the SOB during his playing days.

 

[meist]

Ya .. I don't feel sorry one bit :biggrin2:

 

[McGuinty]

He never left the Hood. He would travel with all his friends and treat them to dinners, and trips all over the world. I guess he now knows they weren't real friends.

 

[Boing]

An example of a very talented athlete with a low IQ.

 

[peace]

Gosh I could use his 150 million dollars. I would definitely never go broke even if I donate some of it.

 

[L._s.]

Think how many sps you could see with $150 mil. Your pecker would fall off.

 

[lovelatinas]

Well let's see the guy was a baller spending $500,000 as week and not hiring a financial adviser to save his money. Why should I feel sorry for him. He blew $150 million dollars.

 

[Wes]

Well let's see the guy was a baller spending $500,000 as week and not hiring a financial adviser to save his money. Why should I feel sorry for him. He blew $150 million dollars.

You reckon after he is down to his last million he would be more skeptical where he throws away his money but Einsteins like him just don't get it.