Not a Game. The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Shortlisted for the PEN/ESPN Literary Award for Sports Writing

"A tour de force like AI himself." -Dan Wetzel, national columnist for Yahoo Sports, and New York Times bestselling author

"Pricks the skin and provokes a response." -The Washington Post

A searingly honest and intimate portrait of a captivating icon." -Baxter Holmes, ESPN NBA reporter

Former NBA superstar Allen Iverson was once one of america's most famous athletes: a trendsetter who transcended race, celebrity, and pop culture, and emerged from a troubled past to become one of the most successful and highly compensated athletes in the world. Now, his life and career comes vividly to light in this hard-hitting biography that examines what drove his successes and failures.