Allen Iverson’s mother, Ann Iverson, recently shared a post honoring the NBA player for entering the league early to care for his sister who has special needs.
The NBA legend’s mom took to Instagram this week to let the world how proud she is of her son for what he did to support his sister.
“My daughter Iiesha Iverson is special needs and Bubba (Allen) love her so much as we all do,” the proud mom wrote in all caps. “But he entered into the NBA Draft early from (Georgetown) college to keep her alive with all the specialist doctors, he paid for and I do the rest (nurturing).”
She continued to describe the “special bond” between the siblings.
“To know [Iiesha] is to love her,” Anna Iverson wrote. “With her soft spoken voice, when Bubba come home to visit and he first lay eyes on Iiesha his bottom lip torn down and he tears up. … I leave them alone because Bubba knows the struggle we been through, but God have shown us favor and it’s going to be alright. We are a praying family by faith and I always tell my children to let go and let God.”
Allen Iverson declared for the 1996 NBA draft after playing two seasons of college basketball at Georgetown University. He was selected at the No. 1 spot by the Philadelphia 76ers and became the shortest ever first overall pick.
Despite his stature, Iverson would go on to dominate in the NBA. He scored 30 points and six assists in his NBA debut, was named the 2001 NBA MVP, became an 11-time All-Star, and was the scoring champion four times.
The former Denver Nugget was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016 and is set to present at the Hall of Fame awards for the class of 2026 next month.