NBA baller Allen Iverson has gotten a little behind on his bill to a jewelry store in Gwinnett County. Now a judge has given the store permission to garnish his bank account.
A Gwinnett County judge on Monday granted Aydin and Company Jewelers access to Iverson's Wells Fargo account in Norcross in the jeweler's attempt to recoup $375,000 it says Iverson owes for jewelry -- including diamond bracelets, a diamond watch and ring, according to a court filing and Aydin's attorney Janice A. Singer.
"He just hasn't paid," Singer told the AJC in a phone interview.
Efforts were being made Tuesday to contact Iverson for comment.
Singer said the professional basketball player bought nearly $700,000 in jewelry from Aydin in 2008 and 2009 and paid more than $200,000 on his bill. Then he stopped paying, she said.
The company initially sued Iverson in 2010 for failing to pay the remaining $375,000 bill. She said the store got no response from Iverson in its attempts to collect, so they went to court to garnish his Wells Fargo account.
But it's really a shot in the dark, said Singer, since the jeweler does not yet know if Iverson has any money in any bank account. She said Iverson was not present for the judgment.
Iverson, who is currently out of the NBA, spent 14 seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies. He averaged 26.7 points, 6.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds for his career, most of which was spent in Philadelphia.
Iverson made more than $154 million in his time in the NBA, peaking at $20 million in 2008-09, according to basketball-reference.com.
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