Editing Allen Iverson (section)

===Denver Nuggets (2006–2008)===
[[Image:Iverson from behind.jpg|thumb|Iverson in January 2007 during his tenure with the [[Denver Nuggets]]]]
On December 19, 2006, the Philadelphia 76ers sent Iverson and forward [[Ivan McFarlin]] to the [[Denver Nuggets]] in exchange for [[Andre Miller]], [[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]], and two first-round picks in the [[2007 NBA draft]]. At the time of the trade, Iverson was the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s number two leading scorer, with new teammate [[Carmelo Anthony]] being number one.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2702501 |title=Miller, Smith go to Sixers in deal for Iverson |publisher=ESPN |date=December 20, 2006 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827145311/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2702501 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On December 23, 2006, Iverson made his debut for the Nuggets. He had 22 points and 10 assists in a losing effort to the [[Sacramento Kings]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Eddie Pells |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20061222/SACDEN/recap.html |title=Iverson Shines in Nuggets Loss to Kings |work=NBA.com |date=December 23, 2006 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203091705/http://www.nba.com/games/20061222/SACDEN/recap.html |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his first year as a Nugget, they made the playoffs as a sixth seed. In the First Round, they won the first game and lost the next four to the [[2007 NBA Finals|eventual NBA champion]] [[San Antonio Spurs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playoffs2007/series/series_w1s3.html |title=Spurs Close Out Nuggets in Game 5 |work=NBA.com |date=May 3, 2007 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101071356/http://www.nba.com/playoffs2007/series/series_w1s3.html |archive-date=November 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Iverson was fined $25,000 by the NBA for criticizing referee [[Steve Javie]] following a game between the Nuggets and Iverson's former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, played January 2, 2007. During the game, he committed two [[technical foul]]s and was ejected from the game. After the game, Iverson said, "I thought I got fouled on that play, and I said I thought that he was calling the game personal I should have known that I couldn't say anything anyway. It's been something personal with me and him since I got in the league. This was just the perfect game for him to try and make me look bad."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2721633 |title=Iverson fined $25,000 for postgame rant against Javie |publisher=ESPN |date=January 7, 2007 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026100442/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2721633 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Former referee [[Tim Donaghy]] supported the claim that Javie had a longstanding hatred for Iverson in his book, ''Personal Foul: A First-Person Account of the Scandal that Rocked the NBA'', which a Florida business group published through a self-publishing arm of [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/11202/personal-foul-tim-donaghys-nba-tell-all-now-available
|title=Personal Foul: Tim Donaghy's NBA tell-all now available
|publisher=[[ESPN.com]]
|work=TrueHoop
|first=Henry
|last=Abbot
|date=December 3, 2009
|access-date=December 4, 2009
|archive-date=March 3, 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211642/http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/11202/personal-foul-tim-donaghys-nba-tell-all-now-available
|url-status=live
}}</ref> after it was dropped by a division of [[Random House]], who cited liability issues after reviewing the manuscript.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tim Donaghy Again Forces an N.B.A. Investigation of Referees|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/sports/basketball/30refs.html|work=The New York Times|first=Howard|last=Beck|date=October 29, 2009|access-date=October 29, 2009|archive-date=May 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527195319/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/sports/basketball/30refs.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a December 2009 interview with ''[[60 Minutes]]'', Donaghy said he and fellow referees thought the punishment was too light. Before Iverson's Nuggets played the [[Utah Jazz]] on January 6, 2007, Donaghy said he and the two other officials working the game agreed not to give Iverson favorable calls as a way to "teach him a lesson." Iverson attempted 12 [[free throw]]s, more than any other player on either team. On 12 drives to the basket, he drew five [[Foul (basketball)|foul]]s, three of which Donaghy whistled himself, and did not receive a call on one play in which Utah's [[Mehmet Okur]] clearly fouled him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/12624836/disgraced-former-ref-donaghy-details-scam-on-60-minutes |title=Disgraced former ref Donaghy details scam on '60 Minutes' |work=[[CBS Sports]] |date=December 8, 2009 |first=Ken |last=Berger |access-date=December 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525063638/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/12624836/disgraced-former-ref-donaghy-details-scam-on-60-minutes |archive-date=May 25, 2012 }}</ref>

Iverson returned to Philadelphia on March 19, 2008, to a sell-out crowd and received a standing ovation after scoring a game-leading 32 points in a 115–113 loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=280319020 |title=Dalembert tallies winner for Sixers, who stave off Iverson, Nuggets |publisher=ESPN |date=March 19, 2008 |access-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018032943/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280319020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>