Allen Iverson was in a sports league.
Allen Iverson . Iverson was also the NBA Most Valuable Player of the 2000 -- 01 season and led his team to the 2001 NBA Finals the same season . The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver , Colorado . The National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) award given since the 1955 -- 56 season to the best performing player of the regular season . The National Basketball Association 's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) award given to the top rookie ( s ) of the regular season .