Editing Allen Iverson (section)

==Legacy==
Several media outlets credit Iverson with transforming the culture of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and American sports culture as a whole with his mainstream introduction of the [[cornrow|cornrow hairstyle]], the marriage of [[rap music]] with basketball, and being among the first in promoting non-[[Peʻa|ceremonial]] tattoos in popular culture.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gordon |first=Jeremy |date=2016-09-09 |title=How Allen Iverson Changed the NBA |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-DFB-23959 |access-date=2024-03-13 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, 76ers unveiled a statue of Iverson outside their practice facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/76ers-unveil-allen-iverson-statue-such-an-honor-8631452|title=Philadelphia 76ers Unveil Allen Iverson Statue Outside Team's Practice Facility: 'Such an Honor'|work=People|first=Sean|last=Neumann|date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> Recognizing Iverson's investments in his hometown, the city of [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]] named a street "Allen Iverson Way" and governor of Virginia [[Glenn Youngkin]] declared March 5 to be Allen Iverson Day.<ref name="b654">{{cite web | title=Proclamation List - Allen Iverson Day | website=Governor.Virginia.gov| url=https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/proclamations/proclamation-list/allen-iverson-day.html | access-date=2024-12-26}}</ref>

On August 14, 2015, American singer [[Post Malone]] released the song "[[White Iverson]]". The song debuted on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 14,<ref>{{cite magazine|url = https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2016-01-23/|title = Billboard Hot 100|magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date = January 23, 2016|access-date = November 1, 2023|archive-date = November 1, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231101184701/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2016-01-23/|url-status = live}}</ref> and would hit over a billion streams on [[Spotify]] and  a billion views on [[YouTube]]. Allen responded to the song when it received a billion streams on [[Spotify]]: "Congrats on 1 billion Spotify streams. The whole world loves this song and I'm honored to be a part of it. Keep that same form, Post."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elibert |first=Mark |date=August 15, 2023 |title=Allen Iverson Sends Post Malone Message After "White Iverson" Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/allen-iverson-post-malone-white-iverson-spotify |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101184702/https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/allen-iverson-post-malone-white-iverson-spotify |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |website=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=August 17, 2023 |title=Post Malone Gets Shout-Out From Allen Iverson After 'White Iverson' Notches 1B Spotify Streams: 'The Whole World Loves This Song' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/post-malone-shout-out-allen-iverson-white-iverson-1b-spotify-streams-1235394253/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101184701/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/post-malone-shout-out-allen-iverson-white-iverson-1b-spotify-streams-1235394253/ |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en |accessdate=November 1, 2023}}</ref>