"I'm announcing that the MVP of this year's All-Star Game is Allen Iverson from the Philadelphia 76ers!" David Stern said, looking at the card in his hand. After speaking, he handed the trophy of the All-Star MVP at hand to Allen, and then said a few words of concern and blessing, and withdrew, leaving the stage to Allen.

"It's not my credit for winning this award." Aaron said with the microphone in his hand. "First of all, I would have liked my coach, I wouldn't have won this trophy if he hadn't arranged it well. Then there were my team-mates, who selflessly passed the ball for me, allowed me to score and ended up with this trophy. Finally, I should thank my mom the most. Aaron introduced her mom to the game, "Without her, I wouldn't be where I am now," Aaron said, choking up.

Allen's mother, Ann Iverson, also came to the field, comforting Allen while smiling and greeting everyone.

His mother was also a legend. Unlike Luke's dad Bill, who is a professional footballer, she is a legendary mother of the common class.

Aaron's mother, Ann. Iverson was born in the Jewish quarter of Hartford and had four brothers. At the age of 15, she was selected for the local church high school girls' basketball team, but was unexpectedly told during a routine physical examination that she was pregnant! In this way, she had to move to Hampton, Virginia, to live with her grandmother, who had passed away long before she was 12 years old. Ann later recalled the time of his mother's death and said, 'The day it rained heavily, and the moment she left me, I felt that the sky had fallen. I stood in the rain and cried out loud, 'Oh God! Why are you doing this? How can you do that! ’‘

Ann certainly knew who the father of the unborn child was, he was Alan Bruton. This is her classmate in Hartford and his current boyfriend.

Like many young people, Bruton once said he loved her. But Bruton was unprepared for the imminent assumption of the role of 'father', which, combined with the circumstances. So, they separated.

Years later, in an interview with the Philadelphia Daily, he said: 'I wanted to go to the Hamptons, but I was 15 years old and didn't understand anything. Soon she falls in love with someone else, and so do I. So we lost the opportunity to live together.' equally

On June 7, 1975, Aaron. Iverson came into this world.

Later Ann recalled: 'Back then. My friends around me called me a boy. So that I will have something to rely on in the future. When the doctor picked up Aaron to show me, I exclaimed excitedly: 'God, it's a boy!' For the first time in my life, I picked up a doll other than Barbie and found that his arms were much longer than Barbie's. A thought flashed through me. 'I should let this little guy learn to play basketball.'

Shortly after Iverson Jr. was born. Ann took him back to Hartford to meet his father. It wasn't long before she discovered that the environment wasn't conducive to Iverson's upbringing, and that 'violence and drugs were everywhere. I told myself I would never come back.' 3-year-old Iverson Jr. and his mother left Bruton. Not long ago, Ann said: 'I know we're going to be in a dire situation, but I don't blame Bruton, never. I also warned Iverson not to blame his biological father. I feel so sorry for Bruton, because he can't share what Aaron has achieved today, and he and Aaron are just the same people.'

It wasn't long before Ann met her new boyfriend, Michael. Freeman, who lives with him in the cheap Sturward Gardens apartment in the easternmost part of a small town called Newster in Virginia (and it's very humid, and that's how Allen's sister got sick). But Ann and Freeman have two more daughters -- Brandy, born in 1979, and Lisa, born in 1991. Lisa Jr. was weak and often sick, and it was because of Lisa's illness that college basketball was a place where there was no money at all, so Iverson made up his mind to join the NBA in 1996.

Their family situation became more and more difficult, and Ann had to work everywhere to make ends meet: worked as a secretary, drove a taxi, and worked as an electric welder. Later, Iverson recalled: 'Ann would do any job that could earn money, but the house was still a mess, with no electricity, no water, no food, and the sewer pipes often burst, leaving the house full of dirty water, and her two younger sisters wore galoshes all day.'

Freeman had a job but was laid off after a traffic accident in 1988, and he really wanted to support the family, but he went in and out of jail too often.In 1991, he was arrested for drug overdose, and he argued in court: 'I don't have a Cadillac, I don't have a diamond ring, I don't buy any luxuries, I just want to pay off my debts, I just want to support my family.' He was eventually sentenced to 22 months' imprisonment, which was later increased by 23 months for breach of parole. During that time, Iverson was unusually angry at Freeman's actions, but now forgives him: 'He just wanted to provide for his family. He didn't hurt anyone, like him, and he would never rob because then he would lose the home. I once saw him crying secretly alone, he didn't want his biological father to abandon them, his adoptive father went to prison again, and 15-year-old Iverson had to give up his studies. Later, after Aaron became famous, he went to visit his adoptive father in prison and found that his adoptive father's shoes were broken, so Aaron directly took off his sneakers for his adoptive father to put on, and went home barefoot.

"When you're the oldest man in the family, and your mother isn't much older than you, and you have two younger sisters, and the house is dark and damp, you'll know what you're supposed to do." Life outside wasn't easy for young Iverson either, and in the ghetto there were rules of the game that the upper class would never understand. Some of Iverson's friends have been drug traffickers, some have been in jail, and some have joined gangs, but he has always managed to stay away from those illegal incidents, because he knows that maybe one day he can succeed.

But the road to success has not been easy.

Ann has always loved basketball, but Allen hasn't. Ferson's preferred sport is rugby.

Ann once recalled, 'I remember the first time I took him to basketball. He was only 9 years old at the time, crying and shouting that he just didn't want to go because it was something I forced him to do.'

"I was really a hundred reluctant at the time," Allen later recalled, "and I felt that basketball was too 'gentle' for someone like me." My mom even bought me a lot of Jordan shoes, which I didn't like very much. She ordered me and said, 'These are your basketball shoes, you have to go to practice basketball today,' and I said, 'Oh.' My God. I hate basketball! Then I cried and was dragged to the basketball court, where I was amazed to find that my football teammates were all on the basketball court! When I came home that day, I was very happy. Lian Lian said. 'Thank you. Mom! That's when I started my basketball career.'

Still, Iverson said, 'I've always thought about football. I didn't have the idea of playing in the NBA at all. My goal is to become a professional rugby player.' Allen was a football quarterback at the time, and in 1991, Iverson even led the school's football team to the team's first divisional championship in 15 years with an undefeated record as a quarterback. The football coach at that time, Dennis. Kozlowski said: 'I was thinking that if he became a professional rugbyplayer, he would become an absolute star.' Iverson's current assistant, Gary A. Moore agrees: 'Don't look at Allen's success in basketball, but football is better for him.' Really, I'm not the only one who thinks so." Almost all locals agree that Aaron must have been a great professional rugby player in the end.

An NFL draft pick who is also a quarterback, and a Virginia player like Allen, once said after being drafted, "The best quarterback in the history of our Virginia is no longer in this field." And he was talking about Aaron.

Some people take a long time to find their own sport, some people do it right away, and Iverson is the latter, and although he is a little short for basketball, he quickly fell in love with basketball. In 1992, Iverson missed the team's pre-season warm-up games, and it was thought that he specialized in basketball, but he did not give up football, and in the subsequent games, Iverson shone brightly, leading the team to the state championship, and was named to the Virginia AAA Football Tournament Most Valuable Player and named to the All-NBA team. Until now he holds several state records for this event. With this excellent performance, universities in Florida, North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia have extended olive branches to Iverson. Just three days after leading his team to the football championship, he stepped onto the basketball court and scored 37 points in his first high school game. What followed was a fantastic season: he averaged 31.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 9.2 assists per game! This season, Iverson scored a total of 948 points, rewriting the words of 20 years ago. Marlon set a record. And Moses. Malone joined the NBA straight from high school and eventually became one of the top 50 stars. At this time, his basketball coach was unusually calm: 'I know what he can do, but this is not enough, and he has to face more difficult training and games.'

But what happened next almost changed Aaron's life. It was Valentine's Day in 1993. Iverson, who was tired with the double pressure of life and competition with one game left in the regular season of the high school league, needed to relax, so he went to a bowling alley called Circle Line with a few friends. Disaster struck suddenly.

That night, Iverson and three friends got into an altercation with a group of white teenagers at the "Loop" bowling alley and quickly escalated into a brawl involving more than 50 people. The chairs of the arena became the weapons of both sides. Although Iverson led the team to a 69-67 victory over the Hamptons two days later to win the division championship and get a ticket to the AAA championship, at the same time, the Hampton police were fully involved in the brawl that resulted in three serious injuries. Four injured bystanders confirmed that some black high school students were involved. Because of the chaos at the time, a Virginia court convicted the four of them for negligent injury, but the plaintiffs cited a Civil War-era law clause that Iverson and others should be convicted of 'assembling a crowd to cause trouble'. In this regard, the black public generally believed that if it was a white teenager, he would certainly not be sentenced to prison, so as to conclude that the presiding judge was a friend of the plaintiff. But it was confirmed in court. A group of white teenagers meet Iverson's gang as they leave the arena, Iverson arrogantly provokes, the white teenagers say they don't want to cause trouble, but Iverson's friend Simon rushes up. A gym worker identified Iverson as having injured himself with a chair, and several black men confirmed that Iverson was one of the perpetrators. I just sat in the dock and listened to them lie. I mean, the moment I walked into the arena, I was connected to dozens of people.' However, Iverson's argument pales in the face of numerous pieces of evidence.

Ultimately. Iverson, who was only 17 years old and had no criminal record, was convicted on September 8, 1993, of assembling a crowd to cause trouble. The presiding judge announced. Iverson was sentenced to 15 years in prison, suspended for 10 years. The verdict shattered all of Iverson's dreams.

After being released from prison, it is basically impossible to participate in competitions.

Ann almost collapsed, Aaron was her only hope in this life, if Aaron was finished. She's done too.

But Ann didn't give up. Start running for Aaron. And Aaron's friends at the bottom also began to help take care of Aaron's dilapidated home. So later after Aaron became famous. He was very kind to the black disciples who were attached to him, because they had helped him at his lowest point, and they had helped him with all their hearts. In the end, Aaron didn't blame them for going bankrupt. Because Aaron knew that without them, there would be no Alan Iverson who was admired by all people.

The case sparked a big discussion about racial discrimination in the Hamptons that was attended by 130,000 people. Local columnist David wrote: 'Before that. Only Martin. Ruth. King's assassination has sparked such a massive racial debate.' At issue was the arrest of four black teenagers after a brawl involving more than 50 people, but not a single white man. The coordinator of the American Association for the Advancement of Colored People thought: 'It's so strange that the police have singled out a couple of black teenagers among the many participants, and they are household names.' Fortunately, three lawyers accepted his appeal, and in the end, Magistrate Douglas granted leniency: he could only participate in organized competitions after graduating from high school. In addition, there is another person who sees Iverson as different, and her name is Sue. Lampaut, who is willing to work as Iverson's tutor for free. With her help, Iverson didn't pull down the lesson, she recalled: 'It was worse than going to jail, but thankfully he was able to keep coming to class. He's been endowed with a lot of talent, and everybody knows he's a great athlete, but he's also an artist, a writer, and a thinker."

Two years after his parole, a Virginia court dropped all charges for lack of evidence, and there will be no record of the matter in his file. Coach Dennis said: 'If there were 100 kids with the same talent as Iverson and they were allowed to follow the same path as Iverson, I believe no one would survive it, and Iverson's resilience is admirable.'

'I see the dark side of life and I'm not ashamed of it, it tells me to take the opportunity and a lot of things are fleeting. I've also learned to believe in myself at all times and fight against fate.' Iverson said.

But what happened next was still very difficult: after this incident, almost no universities were willing to accept him. It was an era of disregard for high school students, and if you didn't have a college experience, no matter what professional league you played, it was not very popular. And Aaron encountered this problem at this time. It's not that Aaron doesn't want to go to college, but now there is no university willing to take him in. If you go directly to the professional league now, it is very likely that you will not adapt to the rhythm of the professional league like many high school players, slowly consume your talent, become an ordinary player, and finally be abandoned by the league.

At this time, it was still Ann who saved Aaron's professional life.

Ann continued to campaign for Allen, helping Allen find a team, and after going through all kinds of difficulties, he finally persuaded the coach of the Georgetown University basketball team, John Brown. Thompson. Let him accept Aaron. 'She's the person I admire the most,' Aaron. Iverson wrote a portrait of his mother on his chest, "I don't worship any stars, she is my idol. She always reminded me that I was going to make a difference. I also believe her words. Some mothers may have given up in such a difficult situation, but she has risen to the occasion. I'm really glad I'm Ann's son. ”

And then there's the well-known fact that Allen was the 1996 NBA draft after being very famous in the college league, and then to the current superstar. And in Allen's countless shining moments, whether it is the regular season MVP awards, the All-Star MVP awards, or the final downfall return to Philadelphia, you will see Ann's shadow. Because wherever Aaron goes, he will take Ann with him. Even if he abandons the people of the world, Aaron still won't abandon Ann. This is how Aaron loved his mother.

Luke, Carter, and others watched from the sidelines as Aaron and his mother were there to stir up. The last one lifted the trophy that belonged to Allen as the All-Star MVP.

Suddenly, Luke's neck is clamped.

"Well, who is it!" Luke said as he opened the man's hand.

"Luke, you can't forget something, do you?" Luke turned around and realized that it was Carter.

"What's the matter?" "You promised to have a treat, just after the All-Star break, you won't forget it."

"Oh oh, that, wait for Aaron, wait until we're going together!" Luke said.

"Okay, don't mind if I'm looking for a few people." Carter said

"I'll call a few people too!" Luke also said.

"Then let's settle it!" (To be continued......)