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Pistons Nation:
The waiting is over, the Pistons open up the 2009-10 season tonight in Memphis. The game tips at 8:00 est from Memephis’ FedEx Forum and can be viewed locally on Fox Sports Detroit.
Grizz left unAnswered:
It would be nice if Allen Iverson (torn hamstring) was going to suit up just to make this contest a little [...]
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October 28, 2009
Allen Iverson’s former teammate supports the claim that Michael Curry isn’t the most trustworthy guy in the world: “M.C. lied to us a million times,’ Hamilton said of Curry. ‘He sat me and A.I. down one time and was like, ‘I’m going to lean on both of you the whole year, just don’t go to the media. Say you’ll do whatever for the...
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October 28, 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -The Memphis Grizzlies will have to wait a while longer for the debut of veteran guard Allen Iverson.
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October 28, 2009
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October 28, 2009
The Memphis Grizzlies will have to wait a while longer for the debut of veteran guard Allen Iverson.
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October 28, 2009
The Memphis Grizzlies will have to wait a while longer for the debut of veteran guard Allen Iverson.
Via ESPN
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October 28, 2009
Whether or not he gets to partake in an on-court reunion Wednesday night with Allen Iverson, Pistons guard Richard Hamilton says he still shares plenty of common ground with his former teammate.
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