denverpost.com - 19 days ago
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How does it happen? One day you're a beloved, iconic figure, playing in a city where you were once the star of stars in the NBA All-Star Game, literally the answer to a team's basketball and box-office woes. The next day you're shipped to a place where the whispers began almost as soon as you ...
nba.fanhouse.com - 19 days ago
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by Matt Steinmetz SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Allen Iverson
made his debut for the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday
night in Sacramento, and for someone who hasn't played in a month or so, it wasn't too bad of one. Iverson, returning from a partial left ...
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Iverson Returns, Unhappy About Role
commercialappeal.com - 23 days ago
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Allen Iverson says he's ready to run with
the Grizzlies if the trainers give him permission. And
MRI results put Iverson closer to his goal Thursday morning when he was cleared to participate in a full-contact practice. But while Griz coach Lionel ...
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Iverson says he's 'ready to play' for Grizzlies
detroitbadboys.com - 19 days ago
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Didn’t see this coming, did you? “I had
no problems (with the hamstring),” Iverson said afterward. “I
had a problem with my butt from sitting on that bench so long. That’s the only thing I got a problem with.” […] “I’m not a reserve ...
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More Folks Rise To Iverson's Defense
The Baseline —
... reminding us, however emptily, why we all fell for him in the first place, like an aging pop star who can't quite hit the notes but will jump around like a teen no less. No, that was not written by a fifty-year-old.
What we didn't count on was Iverson getting a major tailwind from his former teammates, basically absolving him of some, if not all, wrongdoing. First, there was Rip Hamilton speaking out last week. Now, it's ex-Piston Arron Afflalo.
From The Denver Post:
"His style of play, maybe it just ...
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Denver Stiffs —
... The Denver Post's Anthony Cotton has an interesting story on what's become of former Nugget Allen Iverson's career. ...
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need4sheed.com 19 days ago — Well this happened a lot sooner than I thought it would. And AI fans complain that Pistons fans treated Iverson unfairly…see a pattern people?
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stankoniforous.blogspot.com 14 days ago — To those of you whom are not NBA watchers, legendary guard Allen Iverson's last team is the Memphis Grizzlies. They are bad. Not just bad but turrible. Where am I going you ask? The latest news out of the Grizzlies camp is that AI has had enough. He is taking some personal leave and goin to ATL, ...
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sportingnews.com 12 days ago — No telling yet why
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withleather.uproxx.com 16 days ago — Sixers legend Nuggets guard Pistons role-player Memphis Grizzlies benchwarmer Allen Iverson doesn’t like warming the bench so much, especially since the team has already put together a terrific three-game losing streak. Who would have ...
Martin scores 48 to ruin Iverson's Memphis debut —
SI.com - NBA 19 days ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) Kevin Martin scored 48 points and Beno Udrih hit a game-tying layup in the closing seconds of regulation to give the Sacramento Kings a 127-116 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in their home opener Monday night.
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