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Report: Allen Iverson’s wife claims he abducted their children, has them in Georgia hotel

Allen Iverson

Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson is introduced to the crowd before the start of the Charlotte Bobcats and 76ers basketball game, Saturday, March 30, 2013, in Philadelphia. Iverson was honored with a bobblehead giveaway. The bobblehead was made in his likeness. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)

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Allen Iverson’s post-NBA life has been – sad to say, predictably – rough. He’s reportedly losing a lot of money and suffering from alcoholism, and those closest to him are especially worried.

Unfortunately, it can get worse, and it might have already.

TMZ:

Tawanna Iverson just filed legal docs, claiming Allen recently asked for permission to take their five kids on a short vacation to Charlotte, NC from May 22nd-May 26th (and Tawanna agreed) but when May 26th rolled around, the children hadn’t been returned.

The kids range in age from 3 to 16 years old.

In the docs, Tawanna says she tried to set up an exchange on June 4th at a neutral location -- a nearby Target store -- but A.I. never showed up.

Tawanna -- who has sole legal and primary physical custody of their children -- now believes Allen never took their kids to Charlotte at all ... and is currently keeping them at a Sheraton hotel in Georgia.

Tawanna claims she’s especially concerned because Allen’s an alcoholic who drinks around their kids.

It’s extremely unfortunate, to say the least, when children get sucked into situations like this. Hopefully, there’s a speedy resolution, and Iverson receives the help he needs so his name will stop appearing in headlines for situations like this.