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Christian Laettner WikiProject Evaluation

While there is a lot of information about Laettner's early life and his high school and college basketball careers there is not much about his nba life and post-basketball life. There's only several sentences about each his nba life and post-nba life yet it takes up the majority of his life. They don't talk about his suspension for marijuana use much or his one all-star season with the Hawks, there could have been much more time spent on his nba career. There is an over-emphasis on his ability to perform in the clutch during his basketball career. There are several reliable sources in the references section coming from ESPN, nytimes, and basketball reference and most of the links work as well.

Most people are talking about certain points in his career and how their is little inaccuracies littered throughout the several articles.

My Project Topic

Allen Iverson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Iverson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newlankh (talk • contribs) 19:07, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Allen Iverson Sources
https://www.biography.com/people/allen-iverson-38105--Biography of Allen Iverson's off the court struggles

Iverson (2014)--Documentary of Allen Iverson's life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newlankh (talk • contribs) 22:48, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Allen Iverson Changes
Early Life: He grew up in the projects of Hampton, Virginia were drugs and crime were the social norm. During his early childhood years, he was loved by the neighborhood kids and was given the nickname "Bubba Chuck". A childhood friend, Jaime Rogers, said that Iverson would always look out for the younger kids and that "He could teach anybody". At the age of thirteen his father figure in his life, Michael Freeman, was arrested in front of him for dealing drugs. He then failed the eight grade because of absences and moved to Hampton, Virginia to get out of the projects.

Many people around the Virginian area believed the incident to be a product of racial prejudice. The brawl was with Poquoson High School white students who were known for "not liking white people". Also a video tape surfaced of the incident that shows Iverson leaving shortly after the fighting began.

They waited eight months to try Iverson as an adult and the lead detective lied on the stand about telling Iverson "to take pictures" when he went down to the courthouse. The count originally said that Iverson maimed three people which is usually a sixty year sentence.

"They wanted to make an example out of Iverson" -Iverson's high school basketball coach "Only defendants not given bond are capital murderers" -James Elleson, Iverson's lawyer Tom Brockaw and the public played a huge role in the release of Iverson. There were rallies and marches for all four black men that were incacerrated and Tom Brockaw did a special interview with Iverson from the jail. In this special, Iverson was very apologetic and somber. "I thought the sentence was surprisingly harsh" -Tom Brockaw

Feeling constant outside pressure, clemency was granted by Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder.

Role in Cultural Change in the NBA Allen Iverson was a very controversial player but it can't be denied that he fueled the merging of the hip-hop and rap culture and the National Basketball Association. Jalen Rose, who played at the same time as Iverson, even went as far as saying that Iverson is a "cultural icon" "Iverson was the bridge that combined hip-hop and basketball" -Dwayne Wade

Iverson came into the league and immediately started making a cultural impact with his cornrows, twenty-one tattoos, and baggy clothing. He wore ear rings, a head band, and street clothing to press conferences which was unheard of in the early 2000's NBA. The VP of Reebok, who Iverson was signed with said, "He did what basketball players wanted to do, but didn't think they could." He earned local supports from the global Hip-Hop crowd including celebrities like Scoop Jackson. However, fans of fundamental basketball had a problem with the way Iverson dressed and carried himself. He was called out for having an "ungentlemanly attitude" and "the attitude of a thug". However, given the backlash, Iverson didn't shy away from his identity. Other superstars such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Carmelo Anthony followed along and started to copy Iverson's style. It eventually prompted this response from then Lakers coach Phil Jackson: "Get out of the prison garb, kill the thuggerish aspect of basketball." It even got to the point where then NBA Commissioner David Stern issued a dress code for all players that included no headbands, chains, business attire only. But Iverson's impact could not be undone and he is responsible for allowing players of today's NBA express themselves the way they want. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newlankh (talk • contribs) 16:51, 2 November 2018 (UTC)