Allen Iverson (born January 22, 1969) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for four teams, winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1988. He also won two NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons in 2004 and 2008. A prolific scorer, Iverson was a five-time NBA All-Star, voted to the NBA All-NBA Second Team three times, and won an NBA scoring title in 2000
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He retired as the sixth all-time leading scorer in league history, and his #3 jersey was retired by both his former teams, the 76ers and Pistons. Iverson is considered one of the greatest scorers in NBA history, considered one of the top players of his generation, and is credited with popularizing "Hip Hop" culture.