Allen? Eser？ Iverson may be the shortest giant on the basketball court. When he first set foot on the land of NBA, he heard not encouragement, but suspicion. Everyone looked at his figure and told him: your ultimate goal is to average 10 points and 5 assists, because you are only 1.83 meters, and you will never dominate here. ? But that's not Iverson's goal. Basketball is not only a means to get rid of a class, but also represents all the beliefs and values of a devout black Catholic.

Perhaps birth class is not the decisive factor that affects a person's character and destiny, but for the extremely poor class like Iverson, they actually have only two choices: resistance or death.

All his childhood memories are sewage and his mother's smile.

Like many African Americans, Iverson comes from a single-parent family. His mother Anne gave birth to Iverson at the age of 15. Anne has never been married, which means that Iverson and his two sisters have never been treated fairly in society from the beginning. Iverson's biological father has no meaning in Iverson's life. Iverson lived in Connecticut before he was born. He didn't pay a penny for Iverson's life until he was jailed for murdering his girlfriend this year. He has only met Iverson three times.

Iverson's whole childhood memory may be just sewage and his mother's smile. Iverson lived in Hampton, Virginia, and the sewage pipes often burst, so that the Iverson family was completely submerged by the sewage of the whole city. After the sewage recedes, the stench can pervade his home for weeks, which makes his two sisters often sick. Annie works 18 hours a day and can't maintain the normal expenses of this family. They often cut off water and electricity because of arrears, and Iverson's sick sister will never get reasonable treatment. Their family has to face not only food and clothing, but also the most basic possibility of survival. But Anne always uses various methods to make this family full of happiness and friendship. She did her best! ?

Annie's boyfriend Michael? Freeman is Iverson's real father. He spent half his life in prison. A car accident at 199 1 cost Freeman his job. In order to maintain this family on the verge of collapse, Freeman began to sell drugs. To this day, he is still being held in Newport Prison in Virginia. Iverson spent four months in the prison 1993. No one thinks that drug trafficking can be forgiven, but Freeman's statement in court shows the living conditions of black people at the bottom of America. I didn't buy Cadillac and diamonds, I just paid my due bill. ? This bill must include Iverson who hasn't started making money with basketball. Iverson has always been proud of his father who is serving his sentence. He didn't rob anyone, he just tried to support his family. You can never imagine how much he loves his home. If he comes out of prison and finds himself alone in this house, he will kill himself immediately. ?

Iverson visited Freeman in prison on 1996. When he found that Freeman's clothes and shoes were in rags, Iverson immediately took off his basketball shoes and gave them to Freeman. The first thing Iverson did when he walked home barefoot that day was to cry with his mother in his arms.

Iverson recalled his childhood. When I got home, there was no electricity, no food, sometimes no water, sometimes water, but never hot water. There is always a rotten smell in the room, and the walls are damp and moldy, but I don't think this is hell. As long as I see my mother coming with a smile, I believe that there is so much heaven. ? Most NBA players are in the same situation as Iverson. For them, the only chip to escape from the bottom is the basketball talent given to them by God.

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