By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist
One of the most iconic and influential players in history, Allen Iverson was very careless about his spending away from the field. Including in strip clubs according to the anecdote of an ex-teammate, to which he reacted in a brilliant way.
Despite a huge concentration of stars at that time, many fans lulled by the NBA of the 2000s made him their favorite player. Some still consider him their GOAT. This shows the rating enjoyed by Allen Iverson, whose style of play and attitude had a profound impact on the culture of the league. All of this has allowed him to build a very nice fortune during his career.
If only through the contracts he signed with his various franchises, the legendary playmaker has accumulated no less than 150 million dollars in the space of 14 seasons. Enough to make his story even crazier, he who declared bankruptcy just two years after announcing his retirement. I have to say that his money management left much to be desiredsome legendary anecdotes bear witness to this.
Allen Iverson reveals behind the scenes of his dates with strippers
Having spent a few months with the 76ers during the 2005-06 season, Matt Barnes met Iverson there and was able to discover his colorful personality. Years later, he recounted the crazy expenses that The Answer could make at the strip club. Words which ended up landing in the ears of the main person concerned, who then offered a lunar denial reported by HoopsHype :
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Allen Iverson denies a former teammate’s claim that he occasionally spent $40,000 at a strip club when he played for the 76ers. “Already, it was $9,000 max and there were never any strippers at TGI Fridays on the City Line,” says Iverson. “Unless I brought some.” Sometimes I brought back quite a few. And I suppose in those cases, yes, the bill could go up to $40,000. »
If he therefore finally admits to having been able to spend tens of thousands of dollars on certain evenings, AI also admits to having himself ensured to transform a simple bar-restaurant into a strip club. All while justifying this exorbitant amount with an… implacable argument:
Allen Iverson : It must be said that at the time, they did not have the all-you-can-eat formula.
No, Allen Iverson didn’t have the habit of going to a strip club in Philadelphia to spend crazy amounts of money. In reality, he showed up accompanied by strippers in a bar in the city. A nuance visibly important to him.
2024-05-10 20:30:00
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