Allen Iverson opens up on why he quit drinking as he marks six months sober

Allen Iverson says his biggest accomplishment wasn’t on the basketball court.

During an interview with “CBS Mornings,” the Basketball Hall of Famer commemorated six months of sobriety on Tuesday while discussing the challenges that came with fame.

“One of my best decisions that I ever made in my life was to stop drinking,” Iverson told CBS’s Maurice DuBois, adding that he’s six months sober.

When asked how he feels after quitting drinking, the 11-time All-Star said, “Better than I did when I was doing it.

“When you get drunk, you’re not how you usually are,” Iverson said. “The more and more I see it on other people, the more and more it makes me happy about the decision. And the more and more I see how the people around me appreciate it, I love it.”

DuBois said that Iverson’s wife, Tawanna Turner, is “happy” he quit drinking because it was a big part of his life.

The couple has been together on and off for 35 years, despite divorcing in 2013.

Iverson, who was promoting his memoir “Misunderstood,” discussed his legacy, including his famous fashion that broke cultural barriers during his playing career.

The former first-overall pick by the 76ers in the 1996 NBA Draft went on to win NBA MVP in 2001.

He spent a total of 12 seasons with Philadelphia across two stints, and they retired his No. 3 jersey in March 2014.

Iverson played for the Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies.

He had a brief stint in Turkey with Beşiktaş in 2010-11 before officially retiring from professional basketball in January 2013.

Iverson is currently the vice president of basketball at Reebok.