NBA Legend Allen Iverson Says He's Been Sober for 6 Months, 'Best' Decision

Basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson revealed he has been sober for six months.

Appearing on CBS Mornings with Maurice DuBois (starts at 4:00 mark), Iverson said "one of the best decisions I ever made in my life" was to stop drinking six months ago.

Even before Iverson's NBA career ended, there were reports about his struggles with alcohol.

When Stephen A. Smith was still working for the Philadelphia Inquirer in March 2010 (h/t ESPN.com), multiple people within the NBA expressed concern that Iverson "will either drink himself into oblivion or gamble his life away."

Iverson even posted a message to his fans on social media that he was "going through some very tough times" at that time.

The post came out four days after it was reported Iverson's wife had filed for divorce.

Prior to revealing he has been sober for six months, Iverson told DuBois that his infamous "practice" rant "wasn't funny" to him when it originally happened because of the issues going on in his personal life.

The 2009-10 season was Iverson's last in the NBA. He did have a brief stint in Turkey with Beşiktaş in 2010-11 before officially retiring from professional basketball in January 2013.

Iverson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. His No. 3 jersey was retired by the Philadelphia 76ers in March 2014.