Misunderstood : a memoir / Allen Iverson with Ray Beauchamp.
In Misunderstood, Allen Iverson shares his meteoric rise from impoverished child in the Virginia projects to high school champion to Georgetown University protégé of legendary coach John Thompson, and finally to NBA All-Star and Reebok's Vice President of Basketball. Allen Iverson is a household name--Boomers and Gen Xers watched his decades-long run as a scrappy, tenacious basketball player on the Philadelphia 76ers who redefined the sport's style (both fashion-wise and playing-wise), while millennials and Gen Zers are perhaps more familiar with his Reebok line's resurgence in popularity, his callout in Post Malone's viral hit "White Iverson," and for being the namesake of Kendall Roy's son on Succession. Part athletic legend, part fashion icon, part hip-hop muse, Iverson was one of the first celebrities to fuse lifestyle, culture, and sports. But while everyone may know his name, few have seen behind the curtain on Iverson's tumultuous life. Misunderstood lifts the veil and brings you into the mind of the pugnacious, ultra-talented misfit whose foremost goal, more than fame or fortune, was always to lift his family and friends out of poverty and violence. Iverson explores how he completely shattered the mold dictating what an NBA star could be in the 1990s and 2000s, all while dealing with legal troubles and personal traumas that only contributed to his sense of individualism and star power.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476784397
- ISBN: 1476784396
- Physical Description: xv, 332 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First 13A/Gallery Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : 13A/Gallery Books, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Practice -- Part I : Growing up and Surviving -- Nana and Mom -- Stuart Gardens -- Raiders Football -- No, not Basketball -- Surviving Middle School -- Part II : My Trials on and off the Court -- Jail -- High School Football -- High School Life -- Basketball High -- The Summer of 1992 -- Junior year -- Six seconds -- The Bowling alley -- Bethel Continues -- The Trial -- Sentencing day -- Part III : From the Jungle to Georgetown -- Freedom -- City Farm -- Finding Georgetown -- Out of Jail -- Back home -- Back to Basketball -- Part IV : He saved my life : Coach John Thompson -- The Benz -- Adjusting to Georgetown -- The Hoya Season begins -- The Big East -- The Big Dance -- Summertime -- Season Two -- Crossover -- Mastering the College Game -- Another Villanova controversy -- A Second Dance -- Leaving Georgetown -- Part V : From the draft to Rookie of the Year -- Self-Expression -- The 76ers -- From VA to PA -- Let the Games Begin -- Philly, my Home -- Winning and Losing -- More losses and tragedy -- Breaking records -- Back to the Courtroom -- Part VI : The 75th Anniversary Team and a run to the Finals -- An Invitation -- Coach Larry Brown -- Staying in Philly -- The 2000-2001 Regular Season -- From the Playoffs to the Finals -- Among Giants.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | BIO IVE (Text) | 37810435636062 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
