76ers Hold Off Bobcats
Monday night in Charlotte was supposed to be a blowout in the eyes of 76ers fans. Instead, the game against the last place Bobcats was a rollercoaster of a ride with the Philadelphia 76ers notching their 20th win of the season, 98-89. The 76ers, now 20-9, did not record their 20th win last season until their 45th game.
The game began as most fans would have expected, with the 76ers...
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Checking In With Lou Williams
by Brendan Bowers / @StepienRules
It’s been 11 years since the Philadelphia 76ers won at the current pace they’re winning right now. That year, Allen Iverson put Philly on his back to score just about every point himself while leading his team to the 2001 NBA Finals.
This year’s Sixers are winning differently, but they’re still winning. Lou Williams is coming off the bench...
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The coach Jeremy Lin made famous
In his first four starts, Jeremy Lin has scored more points than the likes of Shaq, Allen Iverson and Michael Jordan in their first four starts. An incredible feat for an un-drafted guard from Harvard.
One would think the rising Knicks’ star would stay in a plush hotel while leading the team on a great run, however, that is not the case.
Thanks to Landry Field via Twitter, we get...
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A Brief and Obvious Point About Allen Iverson Returning To The NBA
No NBA team really wants him.Because, well, he's an undersized shooting guard who gets murdered in the post, doesn't shoot for a high enough percentage, hasn't been a part of a winning team in years and years, doesn't sell tickets anymore, and doesn't make his teams win.Jerry Stackhouse has an NBA contact. (In Atlanta.) Tracy McGrady has an NBA contract. (Also...
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AI to LA?
We'll take anyone at this point T...
I don’t think their is a PG past or present that hasn’t been linked to the Lakers this season. After the CP3 trade was squashed for “Basketball Reasons” there has been a rumored PG trade going down. Last week was the Rondo for Gasol in a trade before the trade deadline and this week was Kobe trying to get Gilbert...
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Los Angeles Lakers Interested In Allen Iverson?
The Los Angeles Lakers have had their share of point guard problems this season and seem to be resorting to desperate measures. Things got so bad that the Lakers reportedly called the Houston Rockets interested in third-string point guard Jonny Flynn. The Lakers are also reportedly interested in attending Gilbert Arenas’ workout in Los Angeles, and have Kobe Bryant’s...
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Lakers may have interest in Iverson
Allen Iverson is reportedly open to making an NBA return, and the Lakers could potentially have interest in adding him to their back court if he agrees to go to the D-League first.
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NBA Rumors: Are the Los Angeles Lakers Interested In Allen Iverson?
After struggling in Turkey, Allen Iverson has said he wanted to make a comeback to the NBA during when the lockout was going on. With the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly having interest in Gilbert Arenas, it appears they could also have interest in A.I.'s services as well.Iverson is still unsigned and it doesn't seem much teams want the 36-year-old point guard. Recently, Sportando...
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Lakers considered former MVP Iverson
The Los Angeles Lakers were rumored to be considering former NBA MVP Allen Iverson, if the 36 year old would take a stint in the NBA Development League.In a column by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, he says that Los Angeles was thinking of bringing in Iverson to give the roster some depth at point guard. The Lakers were also considering former Toronto Raptors guard Rafer Alston as an...
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PBT: Why are Lakers interested in Iverson?
Why are the Lakers interested in adding Allen Iverson?
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Sources: Lakers Considered Signing Iverson
The Lakers reportedly considered signing Allen Iverson.
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Report: Lakers Considered Allen Iverson?
According to an ESPN.com report, Los Angeles considered Allen Iverson as a candidate to alleviate their backcourt woes: “Allen Iverson, who sources indicated the Lakers had some interest in as long as he was willing to go to the NBA Developmental League for a few weeks first, is not the answer. Hes simply not a point guard. The Lakers are also said to be interested in former...
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Venezuelan team wants Iverson?
Allen Iverson reportedly is negotiating with a Puerto Rican basketball team, but it looks like a team from Venezuela wants him too.
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Iverson Mulling Offers From Foreign Teams
Allen Iverson is weighing offers from Guaros de Lara and Indios de Mayaguez.
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The Moment of Truth
Three NBA drafts are considered head and shoulders above the rest: 1984, 1996, and 2003. Of these classes, players such as Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, John Stockton, Ray Allen, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kendrick Perkins, and.. oh yeah, Michael Jordan. Not every draft is full of franchise altering players. As a matter of fact, drafting...
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Allen Iverson: A replacement player for the Clippers?
The Los Angeles Clippers received horrible news when they found out Chauncey Billups will miss the rest of the season due to a torn left Achilles tendon, but is all lost? Sitting atop the Pacific division and possibly ready to make a run deep into the playoffs they need to find a solid replacement. Could Allen Iverson fit the description? Mo Williams, Randy Foye and Eric Bledsoe...
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Allen Iverson Could End Up Playing in Puerto Rico or Venezuela
During the NBA lockout Allen Iverson claimed to be interested in making an NBA comeback. Well, it’s already February and he has yet to land anywhere.
But fear not AI fans, there is hope that he will play professional basketball this year, only it won’t exactly be where he was thinking. On Monday Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Iverson’s representatives have contacted...
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Iggy Is An All-Star
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Tonight, the reserves for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game were announced and Sixer forward Andre Iguodala was selected for the first time in his career. He becomes the first Sixer not named Allen Iverson to make an All-Star Game since Dikembe Mutombo in 2002. The reserves were voted on by head coaches in each conference, who each picked seven players (two forwards...
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Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda…
by Quinn Peterson / @QwinFNP
If you were to talk to someone a half-dozen years ago or so, you’d be hard-pressed in convincing them that between Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis, Allen Iverson, Gilbert Arenas and Baron Davis not a single game would be played in the ’11-12 NBA season.
But oh, how quickly they fall—about as quickly as they crossed and darted by defenders. They should...
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Video: Durant the latest baller to try his hand at rapping
Stop me if you've heard this before: NBA player trying his hand at a rap career.
Yup it seems NBA ballers seem to think that because they lace them up in the NBA, that means a path to a budding rap career is possible. From Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, and Tony Parker, season after season, you are more than likely to see some NBA player release a rap single or album....
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Puerto Rican team can’t find roster spot for Allen Iverson
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North Carolina Alumni Top Richest in NBA
Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal did a study of NBA players’ earnings based on which college they attended. The WSJ took every player that entered the draft since 1985 and collected the salary data. Then they assigned the earnings to each players’ college. However, the data does not include this year’s rookies.
Here are the top 10 schools whose alumni earned the most...
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Rumor: Allen Iverson To Play Basketball In Puerto Rico
According to Yahoo! Sports, former Philadelphia 76ers basketball star Allen Iverson is in exploratory talks with Puerto Rico’s professional basketball league Baloncesto Superior Nacional.
The league starts in March and plays a 30-game season. The league pays about $20,000 per month plus living expenses. According to sources from Yahoo!, the owner of the league is selling to...
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Writer-Palooza: Mark Price schools a young Allen Iverson
Crossover Chronicles is a relatively new blog, so we decided it was a good idea to introduce you to the crew. We're doing that in a new feature called "Writer-Palooza." For the next few days, we will feature one writer, introducing him to you via an orignal piece, his favorite basketball video, and a wildcard post on any topic that he wants.
Today we feature Brendan...
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Will Iverson join McCants, Diogu and Sweetney in Puerto Rico this season?
Not many years ago the debate was Allen Iverson’s future basketball Hall of Fame credentials based on his outstanding career with the Philadelphia 76ers that included NBA MVP honors in 2001 and 11 trips to the NBA All-Star game throughout his storied career.
Now the talk is, will Iverson join the likes of Rashard McCants, Ike Diogu and Michael Sweetney to play in Puerto...
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