Division in Newport News vote to honor Allen Iverson dredges up 3-decade old brawl

NEWPORT NEWS — NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson will soon have a street named after him in the Southeast Community, where he had ties growing up. On Tuesday, City Council voted 6-1 to authorize the commemorative naming of a portion of 16th Street from Wickham Avenue to Walnut Avenue as Allen Iverson Way as a way of recognizing Iverson’s accomplishments. The resolution passed notes that Iverson ...

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