Editing Allen Iverson (section)

===Legal troubles===
In August 1997, during the offseason, Iverson and his friends were stopped by a police officer for speeding late at night. He was arrested for [[Concealed carry|carrying a concealed weapon]] and for [[Cannabis in the United States|possession]] of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]]. He pleaded [[nolo contendere|no contest]] and was sentenced to [[community service]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Iverson Receives 3 Years' Probation |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 27, 1997 |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/13672551.html?dids=13672551:13672551&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=AUG+27%2C+1997&author=Thomas+Heath&pub=The+Washington+Post |first=Thomas |last=Heath |access-date=July 5, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107061332/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/13672551.html?dids=13672551:13672551&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=AUG+27%2C+1997&author=Thomas+Heath&pub=The+Washington+Post |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2002, Iverson was alleged to have thrown his wife Tawanna out of their home after a domestic dispute and later threatening two men with a gun while looking for her. All charges against him were later dropped after the judge cited lack of evidence with contradictory statements from witnesses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Longman |first=Jere |last2=Altman |first2=Howard |date=July 30, 2002 |title=PRO BASKETBALL; Felony Charges Dropped Against Iverson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/sports/pro-basketball-felony-charges-dropped-against-iverson.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527213438/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/30/sports/pro-basketball-felony-charges-dropped-against-iverson.html |archive-date=May 27, 2015 |access-date=February 14, 2017 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>

On February 24, 2004, Iverson [[urinated]] in a trash can at [[Bally's Atlantic City]] casino and was told by casino management not to return.<ref name="casino1">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinecasino-news.com/20051217/nba_star_allen_iverson_and_casino_staff_battle_it_out_in_atlantic_ega.aspx |title=NBA Star Allen Iverson and Casino Staff Battle it out in Atlantic City |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505205620/http://www.onlinecasino-news.com/20051217/nba_star_allen_iverson_and_casino_staff_battle_it_out_in_atlantic_ega.aspx |archive-date=May 5, 2006 }}</ref>

On December 9, 2005, after the Sixers defeated the [[Charlotte Bobcats]], Iverson paid a late-night visit to the [[Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City|Trump Taj Mahal]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]. After winning a hand at a three-card-stud [[poker]] table, Iverson was overpaid $10,000 in chips by a dealer. When the dealer quickly realized the mistake and requested the chips back, Iverson refused, and a heated head-turning argument between him and the casino staff began. Atlantic City casino regulations reportedly state that when a casino makes a payout mistake in favor of the gambler, the gambler must return the money that they did not legitimately win.<ref name="casino1" />

Also in 2005, Iverson's bodyguard Jason Kane was accused of assaulting a man at a [[Washington, D.C.]] nightclub after the man, Marlin Godfrey, refused to leave the club's VIP section so Iverson's entourage could enter. Godfrey suffered a [[concussion]], a ruptured [[eardrum]], a burst blood vessel in his eye, a torn [[rotator cuff]], cuts and bruises, and emotional distress. Although Iverson did not touch Godfrey himself, Godfrey sued Iverson for the injuries caused by his bodyguard. In 2007, a jury awarded Godfrey $260,000. In March 2009, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]] upheld the verdict on appeal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-24 |title=Iverson's appeal of lawsuit verdict rejected |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4012197 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2011, an Ohio man sued Iverson for $2.5 million in damages, claiming Iverson's security guard assaulted him in a 2009 bar fight in [[Detroit]]. The federal judge dismissed the case, finding no evidence that Iverson or his bodyguard struck the plaintiff, Guy Walker.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/other_nba/view/20111115judge_dismisses_bar-fight_lawsuit_against_allen_iverson/ |title=Judge dismisses bar-fight lawsuit against Allen Iverson |date=November 15, 2011 |agency=Associated Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118072432/http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/other_nba/view/20111115judge_dismisses_bar-fight_lawsuit_against_allen_iverson/ |archive-date=November 18, 2011 }}</ref>

In 2013, Iverson was accused of kidnapping his children and refusing to return them to their mother. He denied the claim and his ex-wife later recanted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harper |first1=Zach |title=Allen Iverson says he didn't hold kids hostage, returned them to mom |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/allen-iverson-says-he-didnt-hold-kids-hostage-returned-them-to-mom/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=June 18, 2013 |access-date=March 10, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124013300/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/allen-iverson-says-he-didnt-hold-kids-hostage-returned-them-to-mom/ |url-status=live }}</ref>