Former NBA player Allen Iverson denied allegations made by his ex-wife that he kidnapped their five children and held them in an Atlanta hotel room.

Tawanna Iverson who obtained sole custody of the couple's five children claimed on Monday in a filing in Superior Court of Fulton County that Allen was taking the children on a mini-vacation to North Carolina and was expected to bring with them home May 26. She said when she attempted to arrange an exchange on June 4, Allen didn't arrive with the children.

On Monday, when an Atlanta TV reporter approached the NBA All-Star by a hotel walking with his children to the car, Allen denied Tawanna's accusation.

"They say I stole my own kids?" Allen asked the reporter who offered to show the former basketball player the court documents filed by his ex-wife.

"Is that not true?" the reporter asked.

"That's up to you to believe," Allen responded. "I'm not going to comment on it. If that's what you believe, and that's what people think I'm crazy enough to do, then so be it."

As Allen got into his car after getting his buckling up his children, the reporter asked if felt like he was being treated fairly in the matter.

"I ain't never treated fairly," Iverson said. "I don't expect to. I don't expect to be."

TMZ noted that on Tuesday morning, the 38-year-old returned the children to their mother. Reports also indicated that Allen appeared on court last week and told the judge that his children were accessinle to Tawanna, but she pick up the children becausr it was a reported 45-minute drive from her house.

Allen and Tawanna divorced in January after being together for 16 years.

The Washington Post reported that Allen didn't testify during divorce hearing. The judge awarded Tawanna sole legal custody, claiming Allen as a "hindrance" to his children. Allen and his legal team appealed the judge's decision, but it was dismissed last month.

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