Atlanta judge slams Allen Iverson's parenting skills
Allen Iverson wasn't the best dad, according to custody agreement.
Atlanta judge slams Allen Iverson's parenting skills
Molly Eichel, Daily News Staff Writer
Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson heads back downcourt after the Sixers were called for an offensive foul on the New York Knicks during the fourth quarter in NBA basketball action Friday, March 31, 2006, at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Sixers won, 117-112. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
An Atlanta judge put Allen Iverson in time out for his subpar parenting skills. Former Sixers great Iverson officially split from Tawanna Iverson a couple weeks ago, but TMZ has details on Iverson's custody agreement and the judge doesn't mince words when it comes to Iverson's parental history.
[Iverson] does not know how to manage the children; has little interest in learning to manage the children and has actually, at times, been a hindrance to their spiritual and emotional growth and development.
For example, he has refused to attend to an obvious and serious alcohol problem, which has caused him to do inappropriate things in the presence of the children while impaired. He has left the children alone without supervision.
He has left his young daughters in a hotel room with men who are unknown to the mother.
Tawanna has full custody of the kiddies, while Iverson has visitation rights, although he has to abide by strict rules, including abstaining for alochol for 18 months (after the period is over, he can't drink for 24 hours of seeing his kids), attending AA meetings and seeing a shrink.
Tawanna and Allen have five children together and had been married since 2001.
Recently, Iverson has sought to rejoin the Sixers, but Bob Cooney thinks that Iverson should keep his memory intact, but remaining a memory.
Comments (68)
Where are all the homeys supporting ai on this page...what a shame that the skunks aren't here today. There is a word that I was taught that still applies to ai and his crew...typical....learn it, know it and recognize it— Friend to All- I read an article which claimed some sort of trust ( $32M) had been setup for Iverson during his playing days and basically, he was limited to withdrawing $1M per year from that setup. Even figuring current very low interest rates and then high income tax bracket rates, compounding should allow for that fund to be there for a very long time.
But maybe AI's lawyers/agents found a way around that and he's already run through the money, or maybe Tawanna figures he will find a way to get to it, so she's settling for $3M now.
I've posted before that it's going to end badly for AI: financial problems, troubles with the IRS, no place for him to work,etc. At some point, he'll take on the victim role and blame everyone else. I agree with a couple of other posters re: his background and lack of parental role models (which includes his mother)...but at some point, you need to man-up and do it for your kids/family. Keep making excuses for people in similar situations and you become an enabler for their behavior.— Polecat_39 
Perfect former Sicker to bring back - if only A-LIE was related to Andy Reid he could be the Eagles new conditioning coach!- A.LIE, "God what can I do to make it right?" God, "Go back to Richmond and finish your time for your hate crime at the bowling alley!"
- LeSean and A.LIE. are graduates of Shawn Kemp University (San Quentin Campus)
- Did Tawanna tell you that?— LumpDog
- seems his parenting skills are right on par with his money managing skills.— cindym507
- So what's new here? Iverson never had a real home life himself. His Mother was not much older than he, and from what I understand, her parental skills left a lot to be desired. Where Allen's Daddy? His Mother may not know either, in fact she may not be sure who Allen's Daddy is.— Anne Arkey
- Just a typical ghetto thug that happened to be able to throw a ball through a hoop better than most. Now that those days are over he most likely will end up in jail or dead.— Larry Cheswald
- Makes my stomach churn the way Americans have sunk so low that this poor excuse for a man is even given exposure in the Inquirer. God help us.— jerseyguy242
- Judge wants me to practice better parenting skills? Practice? We talkin bout practice.— EagleEye61
- A hinderance to their "spiritual" growth? Yep, sounds like the south alright. Yeeee-hawww! S'cuse me while I go fer a dip in the cee-ment pond, y'all.— Jabey
- Did he learn how to speak the English Language yet ???— Vom Brunhaus
- Did you really think he would have any social skills, did people not see his ghetto mother at the games. Your standard no father lots of kids with different men ghetto mom. Money does not give you social skills. TaDa!
— cuch - I imagine the Sixers can always use another usher. Welcome back, AI.— Bruce in NM
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