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Hall of Famer Allen Iverson Reveals He's Six Months Sober: 'One of My Best Decisions'

Iverson credits sobriety with improved clarity and relationships while preparing to share his story in a memoir and a Prime Video docuseries premiering this October.

  • Allen Iverson announced earlier this year on CBS Mornings he has been sober for six months, marking a personal milestone.
  • Iverson is preparing to release a memoir titled Misunderstood, and Prime Video will premiere a three-part docuseries about his life on October 23.
  • During a CBS Mornings interview, Allen Iverson, Hall of Famer, said `One of my best decisions that I have ever made in my life was to stop drinking` and added `When you get drunk, you're not how you usually are`.
  • Fans and fellow athletes responded with support, framing Allen Iverson's openness about sobriety as a positive example for youth audiences Iverson hopes to influence.
  • Beyond sobriety, Allen Iverson, Hall of Famer, transformed NBA culture with his fashion, prompting the 2005 business casual dress code and earning an NBA MVP, eleven All-Star nods, and 2016 Hall of Fame induction.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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