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NBA Obsessed: Iverson goes back to Atlanta
SLAM Online: Allen Iverson Leaves the Grizzlies
Digital Sports Daily: Iverson takes leave from Grizz for personal matters
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Least surprising news of the NBA season. AI leaving Grizz for personal reasons: http://tinyurl.com/yctu3lk (via @chadfordinsider) 12 days ago |
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More big casual-NBA fans news today: put a fork in Allen Iverson. Career over. http://tinyurl.com/yctu3lk 12 days ago |
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Iverson about to become Sprewell pt II? RT @chadfordinsider: AI leaving Grizz for personal reasons: http://tinyurl.com/yctu3lk 12 days ago |
Iverson goes back to Atlanta
NBA Obsessed —
... he is troubled and has asked for a leave of absence.
The Allen Iverson saga has taken another turn as the veteran guard asked for and was granted permission to leave the Grizzlies to deal with a personal matter, according to an NBA source.
Iverson, 34, met with Griz owner Michael Heisley Friday night following the team’s 114-98 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The pair met again this morning, and Iverson was expected to depart for Atlanta this afternoon.
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So why do we talk about Allen?
Because he is interesting, ...
Allen Iverson Leaves the Grizzlies
SLAM Online —
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni
Six games into the adventure, and Allen Iverson has apparently had it with Memphis. The Answer has asked for a leave of absence from the Grizzlies.
According to the local paper, Iverson left to deal with a personal matter. He reportedly left this afternoon, missing tonight`s game against the Clippers.
The Commercial Appeal has the scant details:
The Allen Iverson saga has taken another turn as the veteran guard asked for and was granted permission to ...
Iverson takes leave from Grizz for personal matters
Digital Sports Daily —
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that Allen Iverson has left the Memphis Grizzlies to deal with an unknown personal matter.
The paper reports, it’s unknown when Iverson will rejoin the team but that he will return to Atlanta, Georgia.
Grizzlie’s owner says A.I. leave not permanent
Digital Sports Daily —
... Grizzlies owner owner Michael Heisley told the Memphis Commercial Appeal that Allen Iverson’s leave of absence has nothing to do with the superstar’s latest comments about coming off the bench. ...
Busted In Memphis : A.I.’s Not Starting, Thus, He’s Departing
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... brother, Grizzlies G Mike, doesn’t come up. I hate to give this wonderful family a hard time, but I have great difficulty understanding how Mike can start for Memphis in place of Allen Iverson, even if the latter isn’t all the way back from a preseason hamstring injury. No prizes, by the way, who had an even tougher time coming to grips with 6th man status, but suffice to say, those Iverson jerseys the Grizzlies were eager to sell shall now be heavily discounted. From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal’s Roland Tillery : ...
Court Report: Week 3 Dashboard
Roto Arcade —
... left the Grizzlies on Saturday after being granted an indefinite leave of absence
to deal with an important family issue. Consider team owner Michael
Heisley's comments before you assume this is related to his feelings
about his current role with the team: ...
