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AchievementMay 2001· sport

Allen Iverson Wins NBA MVP Award

Allen Iverson won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2000-01 season while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals. Standing at 6 feet tall, Iverson's MVP win defied conventional wisdom about size in basketball and his cultural influence on Black youth fashion and identity was unparalleled in the sport.