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Dime Magazine: Allen Iverson Retirement Statement
JR, On Fire: AI Retires, Pat Mills Siting
Posted Sports : Basketball: Allen Iverson chooses to retire from NBA
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The end of an era. #AI: the sport will miss you, Philly will miss you and certainly I will miss you deeply ... http://stephena.com/?p=319 11/27/2009 |
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Bye "the Answer"! @mintz10 http://stephena.com/?p=319 11/27/2009 |
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Iverson is FINISHED http://stephena.com/?p=319 11/26/2009 |
Allen Iverson Retirement Statement
Dime Magazine —
... a home game for your beloved Grizzlies, but I want you to know how much I appreciate the opportunity given me by a great owner in Michael Heisley , and the support of the city. I wish the Memphis Grizzlies’ organization all of the success that the game has to offer. And finally, to the city of Philadelphia: I have wonderful memories of my days in a Sixers’ uniform. To Philly fans, thank you. Your voice will always be music to my ears. God Bless all of you, ALLEN IVERSON Source: Stephena.com
AI Retires, Pat Mills Siting
JR, On Fire —
This just in. The greatest NBA pound for pound player Allen Iverson has retired . In other NBA news, the Portland Trailblazers Pat Mills was a fan at last nights NBL game between the Wollongong Hawks and Adelaide 36ers. Below is a interview that Fox Sports Shane Heal had with Mills at the game.
Allen Iverson chooses to retire from NBA
Posted Sports : Basketball —
... “I always thought that when I left the game, it would be because I couldn’t help my team the way that I was accustomed to. However, that is not the case,” Iverson said in the statement posted at stephena.com. ...
Allen Iverson Announces Retirement Following Knicks Rejection
Knicks Fanatics Blog -- A New York Knicks Blog —
... Allen Iverson, after securing his release from the Memphis Grizzlies and being rejected by the New York Knicks, has announced his retirement, effective immediately, from the NBA although he believes he still has enough ability to contribute significantly to a team that could use his talents. Iverson issued a statement through Stephen A. Smith's website, Stephena.com. ...
Iverson decides to hang it up.
NBAtoday.net —
... After a short stint with the Memphis Grizzlies with no team looking to sign him in the near future, it looks like Allen Iverson is hanging it up. AI confirmed he will retire from the NBA after 13+ seasons on Stephen A. Smith’s blog Stephena.com I would like to announce my plans to retire from the National Basketball Association. I always thought that when I left the game, it would be because I couldn’t help my team the way that I was accustomed to. However, that is not the case. While AI went on to say he had “plenty in the tank” to give to a team, he did acknowledge he would ...
Stephen A Smith Website Reports Iverson To Retire
Le Basketbawl —
... “The Official Site Of Stephen A Smith“ has posted what is allegedly a goodbye from NBA All-Star Allen Iverson to the fans announcing his retirement from the NBA. The post appeared on Wednesday and as of this writing there has been no other confirmation. If the letter is legit the career of a mercurial superstar has come to a surprising end. ...
Iverson Announces Intention to Retire
FanHouse —
... , Allen Iverson had no where to turn -- so, for the time being, he's decided to walk away from the game, announcing his plans to retire in a statement attributed to him on Stephen A. Smith's personal blog. ...
New 710 ESPN Lakers podkast, featuring Spike Lee!
Lakers Blog —
... or not, we're confident you'll find it an interesting conversation. Oddly enough, we also discussed Allen Iverson , who Lee was disappointed went unsigned by the Knicks. BK and I disagreed, but we all concurred that if a brief stay in Memphis was indeed Iverson's last stop, it's an awful way for a storied career to end. Lee remained confident AI will play again, but that was before his retirement announcement . (Also, for those who didn't hear/see either on the first go round, here's ...
Iverson Announces Intention to Retire
FanHouse —
... , Allen Iverson had nowhere to turn -- so, for the time being, he's decided to walk away from the game, announcing his plans to retire in a statement attributed to him on Stephen A. Smith's personal blog. ...
Is This Really the End for Allen Iverson?
SLAM Online —
... Taking a read through Iverson’s official statement regarding the retirement, one can’t help but get the feeling that even he’s not totally convinced this is the end: ...
A.I. Thanks the Philly Fans
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... From Allen Iverson's statement that strangely appears on Stephen A. Smith's website: And finally, to the city of Philadelphia: I have wonderful memories
of my days in a Sixers’ uniform. To Philly fans, thank you. Your voice
will always be music to my ears.
God Bless all of you,
ALLEN IVERSON
Nice choice of words, Allen. And we're all thankful for the years we had the pleasure of you suiting up in our team's colors.
Previously: Report: Allen Iverson to Retire ...
November 27, 2009: Josh McDaniels Curses; White House Crashers; Polanski Sprung
FanSided —
... after allegedly locking his two kids, aged 3 and 6, in the trunk of his Trans Am while he went about his errands. The man’s defense? His kids like playing in the trunk. And, as we know, good child rearing is all about letting them do the things they enjoy no matter how dangerous or stupid they are. 7. It Was All a Ploy to Get Stephen A. Smith Back on ESPN. Allen Iverson , through his official media outlet Stephen A. Smith , has announced his intention to retire from the NBA. Skeptics, however, insist that, were Iverson to be offered a contract by a good team, he would ...
Michael Grange – Angling For A Mention In Iverson’s Hall Of Fame Speech
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
While Allen Iverson’s mooted retirement has been met with howls of protest from former coaches John Thompson and Larry Brown, the Globe & Mail’s Michael Grange refuses to join the chorus hailing the game’s most prolific small scorer. Calling Iverson “a minor NBA figure”, Grange castigates A.I. as having “thrived only if enough role players could be assembled to buy into his me-first version of basketball”.
I suppose you can make the case that he deserves some respect for his determined ...
More Holiday – not Iverson – while Williams is out
Sixers Court —
... , who has announced his intentions to “retire” on Wednesday. Instead they’ll continue to give Holiday the minutes. ...
Report: Sixers Strongly Considering Signing Iverson
Basketball Fiend —
... for eight weeks because of a broken jaw. As with Iverson’s retirement , Stephen A. Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Fox Sports is prominently involved in the Iverson-to-Philly reports. Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Stephen A. Smith, writing for FoxSports.com, quoted a team official early Saturday as saying that Iverson’s return was being “seriously considered.” Smith was the first to report Iverson’s intention to retire Wednesday, with a lengthy retirement statement from Iverson running on Smith’s personal Web site. According to Smith’s latest report, Jordan is one ...
And Now For Something Completely Depressing
Sports articles at Blogcritics —
... , for detaining journalist Amy Goodman out of fear she would criticize the upcoming Olympic Games in Vancouver Allen Iverson , for retiring at age 34 Browns coach ...
Press Coverage: When You Don't Believe Your Own Sources
The Sporting Blog —
... Locally in Philadelphia, the news was broken by Smith with a call to his old chatting partner Mike Missanelli, who hosts the top-rated afternoon drive sports radio show on the ESPN-affiliated 97.5-FM The Fanatic. Later, Smith had a "StephenA.com Breaking Exclusive" with a full statement from Iverson. This exclusive also appears as the lead story on ...
Allen Iverson's Philadelphia homecoming lacks true meaning
Posted Sports : Basketball —
... For any basketball fans who grew up watching Iverson, almost anything that could happen in Philadelphia will be better than that, especially considering his bitter, defiant first two paragraphs from his "retirement" message. ...
