Tawanna Turner

ABOUT TAWANNA TURNER

Former wife of NBA legend Allen Iverson and mother of his five children. They married at The Mansion on Main Street in New Jersey in August 2001. She twice filed for divorce from Iverson. In divorce papers, she said he had blown through $150 million while gambling and drinking heavily.

She attended Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia. She and Allen Iverson first began dating when they were 16 years old.

In 2011, she was forced to sell her jewelry to pay for tuition for their children. In 2016, they walked hand in hand into the ceremony as he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Her children are named Allen Iverson II, Isaiah Rahsaan Iverson, Tiaura Iverson, Messiah Lauren Iverson and Dream Alijha Iverson.

Her husband was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame alongside Shaquille O'Neal .