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No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
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Wikipedia article
'No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson' is a 2010 documentary film produced by Kartemquin Films for ESPN's '30 for 30' series and directed by Steve James. 'No Crossover' details a 1993 brawl involving then-high school basketball player and future NBA star Allen Iverson, and how the incidentand the subsequent trial and eventual conviction of Iversondivided the town of Hampton, Virginia, where Iverson attended Bethel High School.
Documentary
The documentary features camcorder footage from the February 14, 1993 altercation at a Hampton bowling alley, where Iverson and his young friends were accused of attacking adults with chairs. The incident allegedly stemmed from racial epithets said by the white adult high school students from neighboring Poquoson to Iverson and his friends. Iverson was specifically accused of striking a young white woman in the head with a chair, as stated in witness testimony from bowling lane employee Brandon Smith, who also was a classmate of Iverson's. The videotape of the incident is unclear and it is difficult to make out any of the individuals involved. Despite punches thrown by both parties involved, only Iverson and his friends Melvin Stephens, Samuel Wynn and Michael Simmons, were charged in the incident. Iverson was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but after four months at Newport News City Farm correctional facility, Iverson was pardoned by Governor Doug Wilder and was released from custody.[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/classic/bio/news/story?page=Iverson_Allen/ Iverson Answers the Call] Sielski, Mike. ESPN.com. March 4, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2011. [http://www.avclub.com/articles/no-crossover-the-trial-of-allen-iverson,40070/ No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson.] Tobias, Scott. AV Club. April 13, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
Director Steve James, a Hampton native, takes a personal look at how the Iverson incident and the ensuing aftermath highlighted the community's existing racial tension and put the town's problems of race relations front and center in the daily papers. The film introduces multiple Hampton natives, both black and white, as they reflect on how the incident affected the town. While Iverson refused to participate in the documentary, multiple friends, neighbors and former coaches provided insight into the life of the young Iverson.[http://30for30.espn.com/film/no-crossover-the-trial-of-allen-iverson.html/ No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson.] ESPN's 30 for 30. ESPN.com. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
Release
Premiering at the 2010 SXSW Festival in Austin, 'No Crossover' would make its television premiere on ESPN on April 13, 2010.[http://sx.slated.com/2010/films/nocrossoverthetrialofalleniverson_2010sxsw%3bjsessionid=B218CAD64674DA53AFC78A273B81D212/ SXSW Festival Genius - No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson.] Slated.com. March 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2011. On the night of ESPN's 'No Crossover' premiere, the phrase 'Allen Iverson' was the sixth most popular trending topic across all forms of social media and by the end of the broadcast, reached number one as the most popular phrase according to the Brizzly platform that measures Facebook and Twitter activity.[http://kartemquin.com/news/679/no-crossover-is-a-slam-dunk-on-espn-and-twitter/ No Crossover Is A Slam Dunk On ESPN And Twitter] Kartemquin.com. April 14, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
American Documentary Showcase
On January 15, 2011, the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs chose 'No Crossover' as one of 18 documentaries represented in the American Documentary Showcase. As an official selection of the American Documentary Showcase, 'No Crossover' will be sent to more than 20 countries around the world to help cultivate a global understanding of American social issues.
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