Allen Iverson threw $40,000/night in strip clubs and an NBA champ scooped up some of those bills
Allen Iverson was pure inspiration, good or bad would be decided by his colleagues and followers.
The 6-foot-0 guard was full of life when he entered the league in 1996 as the Philadelphia 76ers’ first overall pick and changed the game of basketball forever, in more ways than one.
‘The Answer’ was the first player 6-foot or under to be a superstar in the league, in fact, he was the face of his franchise for most of his career.
In his 14-year NBA career, the 11x All-Star led the league in scoring for four years in the presence of Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and many other prolific basketball scorers.
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The MVP’s iconic tattoos, braids and hooded outfits from 2001, when most of it was taboo in the league, set a standard for free speech. The AI was a complete icon on and off the pitch.
And because of that, some of his actions that weren’t that inspiring also became a bad influence on his younger teammates as well as the fans.
Allen Iverson Must Have Spent Millions At Strip Clubs According To This Wild Matt Barnes Story
Unlike most other superstars, Iverson treated his rookies and juniors like his little brothers. One of them was Matt Barnes, who in his 4th year in the league when he hadn’t yet settled down as a role player was an AI teammate in Philadelphia.
The 2017 NBA champion recounted how Iverson never cared about money, even after 10 years in the league and being a veteran to so many young athletes.
“Allen was the first to show me how NBA players spend money at strip clubs. That guy is gone. HARD. He was throwing away so much money, and this was when I was first in the league, that he used to take my foot and pull the shit out from under my chair and either throw it back or put it in my pocket. He was throwing away $30,000, $40,000 every time we went. I’m like, “Do you realize what I can do with this money?” Barnes revealed in an interview with Sports Illustrated in 2015.
It’s not a lie. Allen Iverson used to spend $40,000 every time he went to the strip club. https://t.co/xgEYxf2sKH pic.twitter.com/rFzQ0Xipqs
— Complex (@Complex) April 10, 2015
That’s the most AI thing you’d ever hear. It’s a good thing that Reebok has set aside a $32 million trust fund that it can’t get before 2030 on top of its $800,000 a year for life.
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As far as Barnes is concerned, the $13 million NBA champion never became a star in the league, so he didn’t make anywhere near Iverson’s money.
And thankfully, ESPN analyst and podcast host All The Smoke didn’t end up broke like 60% of NBA players after retirement, either. So, Iverson was a good inspiration for him, either because of the wrong lessons.
