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Philadelphia 76ers great detailed decision to quit drinking while promoting new book 'Misunderstood'
Published Oct 09, 2025 • Last updated 8 minutes ago • 2 minute read
Former Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson adjusts his head band during a game in 2010.
Former Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson adjusts his head band during a game in 2010. AP Photo
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Mercurial former NBA superstar Allen Iverson has made his best crossover yet: He dropped drinking.
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The basketball hall of famer – who was known for his stunning dribbling skills and scoring process in his playing days – revealed that he has been sober for six months in a recent interview.
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While speaking with Maurice DuBois for CBS Mornings, the Philadelphia 76ers great called his choice the best he ever made.
“One of my best decisions that I ever made in my life was to stop drinking,” Iverson told DuBois, adding that it had been six months since making the change.
NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson was a basketball phenom in the 90s and early 2000s, matching his signature speed and athleticism on the court with his fashion choices, which put him at odds with the league’s commissioner and other players.
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Iverson also said that he is feeling “better than I did when I was doing it.
“When you get drunk, you’re not how you usually are,” Iverson said. “The more and more I see it on other people, the more and more it makes me happy about the decision. And the more and more I see how the people around me appreciate it, I love it.”
Iverson, who is promoting his new memoir, Misunderstood, also spoke about his infamous “practice” rant during the interview.
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“I never came out and said I didn’t like practice,” Iverson said. “That’s a perception that you got from that rant, that legendary rant.”
He admitted that there was more going on at the time — “You think you know, but you have no idea” — and that he “could’ve explained myself a little better.”
Iverson, who starred for the Georgetown Hoyas before being drafted first overall in 1996, also commented on current state of college basketball, with players now receiving financial compensation through NIL rights. While some current NCAA players are earning hundreds of thousands of dollars, Iverson says that they’re still “not getting paid enough.”
During his 14-year NBA career, Iverson was an 11-time all-star while playing for the Sixers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies. He averaged 26.7 points and 6.2 assists per game over his career and won the NBA MVP in 2001.
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