People forget what a phenomenal athlete Alan Iverson was. He could have been a Hall of Fame player in football if he hadn’t chosen basketball.
In high school, his reputation was damaged by a brawl in a bowling alley. He was convicted as part of it, a conviction that later proved to be unjust and was later overturned.
He served time over it though and it made it difficult for him to get offers from college coaches. John Thompson eventually signed him for Georgetown and Iverson proved he was special there. After two years he moved on to the NBA, where he was an electrifying figure from Day One, scoring 30 points in his debut.