10 sporting stars to have done jail time

Oscar Pistorius was handed a maximum five year jail sentece for the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The South African runner has won six Paralympic gold medals over the course of his career. However, The Blade Runner will spend the next few years confined to his cell in a South African jail. The 27-year-old is not the only professional athlete to do jail time. His case certainly sent shockwaves throughout the world but there were several others who had to serve time.Here are the top ten players to have spent time in jail.

#10 Allen Iverson

Before Allen Iverson became a superstar, he was subject to a ‘race’ related prison sentence. When was 17, Iverson and his friends got in an altercation with some Caucasians at a bowling alley. During the fight, Iverson hit a woman in the head with a chair. 

He maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings but received a five-year prison sentence. After spending four months at a correctional facility in Virginia, Iverson was granted clemency by then governor Douglas Wilder.

Despite missing out on high-school basketball, Iverson was given a full scholarship at Georgetown University. The rest, as they say, is history.