http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/70 Recent articles about the Detroit Pistons en-us The Detroit broadcast of last night’s Pistons/Cavs game had one of those text-in polls: Who is the Pistons’ perfect rival: Cavs or Celtics? One announcer argued it was the Cavs, “whether they want to admit it or not.” After re-signing Ben Wallace, sticking to the idea that Rip Hamilton could lead them to the promised [...] Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:01:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/It_8217s_a_New_Day/1634271 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/It_8217s_a_New_Day/1634271 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/It_8217s_a_New_Day/1634271 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/1/815a6b1b9b238d21ebf91c173f2843c592cf70e2/small/PisotnsWallace_e1f9.jpg The Pistons just lost a hard fought battle to Cleveland 98-88,  to take their losing streak to 6 in a row.  Not only did the Pistons lose the game, they lost Ben Gordon after he spained his ankle in the second quarter. So not to ruin your Thanksgiving Holiday, I’ll give this little Dunk to you. Happy [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:49:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Will_Bynum_no_Look_Pass_to_Ausitn_Daye_for_the_Dunk/1633899 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Will_Bynum_no_Look_Pass_to_Ausitn_Daye_for_the_Dunk/1633899 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Will_Bynum_no_Look_Pass_to_Ausitn_Daye_for_the_Dunk/1633899 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/7/373df1288c23a97f40bac42d2c1b14513ed91474/small/Pistons_vs_Sixers_dbab.jpg Allen Iverson says he's retiring. Stephen A. Smith isn't buying it. But to get back in the game, A.I. must change. Can he? Questionable. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:03:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Answer_me_this_How_bad_does_Iverson_want_it/1633703 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Answer_me_this_How_bad_does_Iverson_want_it/1633703 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Answer_me_this_How_bad_does_Iverson_want_it/1633703 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/a/8aaac9a3176e87dd00b816b759c925bec3e97de1/small/92779703.jpg by Matt WatsonFiled under: Grizzlies, NBA RumorsAfter walking away from the Grizzlies and being rejected by the Knicks, 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. The statement expressed gratitude to his sponsors, fans and family for their support and inspiration -- as well as resentment for the lack of interest NBA teams have ... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Iverson_Announces_Intention_to_Retire/1633651 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Iverson_Announces_Intention_to_Retire/1633651 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Iverson_Announces_Intention_to_Retire/1633651 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/0/20c531e8bd8e3c2f51d1e3120022e5b55ce9fab4/small/Picture_1.png Allen Iverson appears to have announced his retirement, but that doesn't mean he's retired. Ian Thomsen says the 10-time All-Star was once intimidating -- now he's the ignored. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:01:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ian_Thomsen_Iverson_has_become_the_ignored/1633517 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ian_Thomsen_Iverson_has_become_the_ignored/1633517 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Ian_Thomsen_Iverson_has_become_the_ignored/1633517 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28bb1bfea39d886de60b4e56717263a99b4f524e/small/83770374.jpg I wrote this on November 9th and just wanted to repeat it again:Allen Iverson Should Just Go Ahead and RetireWho knew that the marriage between Allen Iverson and Memphis Grizzlies wouldn't work out? Oh, yeah -- everyone. Hard to believe that little song and dance that the two sides did when he signed during the offseason would end badly.Iverson has played a total of three games ... all off the bench ... before taking a leave of absence from the team. Now the word is that he's contempl... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:10:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_Retired/1633269 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_Retired/1633269 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_Retired/1633269 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/0/20c531e8bd8e3c2f51d1e3120022e5b55ce9fab4/small/Picture_1.png Allen Iverson is set to retire from the NBA, according to an online report. The statement also says Iverson has tremendous love for the game and the desire to play. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:38:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Iverson_set_to_retire_online_report_says/1633143 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Iverson_set_to_retire_online_report_says/1633143 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Iverson_set_to_retire_online_report_says/1633143 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/0/20c531e8bd8e3c2f51d1e3120022e5b55ce9fab4/small/Picture_1.png Allen Iverson is set to retire from the NBA, according to an online report. Commentator Stephen A. Smith published a statement on his Web site Wednesday attributed to Iverson. It says Iverson plans to retire but also that "I feel strongly that I can still compete at the highest level." Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:27:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/10_time_All_Star_Iverson_reportedly_will_retire/1633093 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/10_time_All_Star_Iverson_reportedly_will_retire/1633093 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/10_time_All_Star_Iverson_reportedly_will_retire/1633093 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/a/8aaac9a3176e87dd00b816b759c925bec3e97de1/small/92779703.jpg While word has now spread around the League of Allen Iverson’s retirement, Stephen A. Smith got up with the Answer to release a statement. While I doubt AI himself wrote this, you know he had to have been involved. You can read it below: TO ALL OF MY FANS: I would like to announce my plans [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:55:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_Retirement_Statement/1632979 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_Retirement_Statement/1632979 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_Retirement_Statement/1632979 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/a/8aaac9a3176e87dd00b816b759c925bec3e97de1/small/92779703.jpg It still won’t hit me for a bit, but I haven’t been able to stop watching Allen Iverson highlights on YouTube ever since I heard the news. Watch this highlight video (to the tune of Nas‘ “New York State of Mind”) and leave your favorite Iverson memories in the comments below. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/We_Reminisce_The_Legendary_Allen_Iverson/1632776 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/We_Reminisce_The_Legendary_Allen_Iverson/1632776 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/We_Reminisce_The_Legendary_Allen_Iverson/1632776 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/3/c3f686a90e49b166a9f42631919ead484069f144/small/90578173.jpg by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni The details are very scarce at the moment, but according to Yahoo! Sports columnist Marc J. Spears, Allen Iverson’s career has come to an end. The news broke via Twitter: AI’s personal mgr Gary Moore tells Y! Sports AI is retiring. Let that rattle in your brain for a moment. More on this tomorrow, obviously. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:58:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Report_Allen_Iverson_Retires/1632736 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Report_Allen_Iverson_Retires/1632736 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Report_Allen_Iverson_Retires/1632736 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/3/c3f686a90e49b166a9f42631919ead484069f144/small/90578173.jpg Marc Spears tweets: AI's personal mgr Gary Moore tells Y! Sports AI is retiring.That's surprising. I'll believe it when I see it.  I'm betting you need quotes around it...as in "retiring".  I still think he wants to play... just not under any terms available right now.  I say don't believe it until he files papers Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:30:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_is_quitting/1632515 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_is_quitting/1632515 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_is_quitting/1632515 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/a/8aaac9a3176e87dd00b816b759c925bec3e97de1/small/92779703.jpg So this is how it ends. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. It started with a bang. The brawl in Virginia. The breathless reports of this two-star athlete dominating the football fields and basketball courts in high school. This amazing scoring guard that nobody — not even John Thompson — could slow down. A first overall selection. First "point guard" taken that high since Magic Johnson. Shortest taken first overall since John Lucas(notes). Quickest, ever. Ever, ever. P... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:25:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_retires/1632531 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_retires/1632531 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Allen_Iverson_retires/1632531 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/3/c3f686a90e49b166a9f42631919ead484069f144/small/90578173.jpg Just a few minutes ago on ESPN 950 Stephen A. Smith said that Allen Iverson personally told him he is planning to retire. Two things are very important to remember: 1- At this particular moment no team is interested in his services. 2- Everything can change if a contender later in the season (like Boston) calls. I wouldn’t even [...] Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:54:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Breaking_News_Allen_Iverson_to_Retire_Per_Stephen_A_Smith/1632312 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Breaking_News_Allen_Iverson_to_Retire_Per_Stephen_A_Smith/1632312 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Breaking_News_Allen_Iverson_to_Retire_Per_Stephen_A_Smith/1632312 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/0/20c531e8bd8e3c2f51d1e3120022e5b55ce9fab4/small/Picture_1.png After his release from the Memphis Grizzlies, many Sixers fans hoped that Allen Iverson would make one last return to Philadelphia to play out the rest of his career. Unfortunately, it looks like Iverson won't be returning to the NBA ever again.According to Stephen A. Smith on ESPN 950, Iverson is retiring from the NBA. Iverson is calling it quits after a little over 14 seasons of basketball, most of which he played for our hometown Sixers. His greatest season was easily in 2001 when he l... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Thanks_for_the_memories_Allen_Iverson_to_retire/1632292 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Thanks_for_the_memories_Allen_Iverson_to_retire/1632292 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Thanks_for_the_memories_Allen_Iverson_to_retire/1632292 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/0/20c531e8bd8e3c2f51d1e3120022e5b55ce9fab4/small/Picture_1.png “We have had internal discussions about (Iverson),” Ainge said yesterday, “but a decision like this has to be unanimous, and it wasn’t.” Among the questions surrounding Iverson are cost (not a problem after he was willing to go to the Grizzlies for $3.1 million), how much he could help a club and whether, in the case of a good team like the Celts, he’d be willing to come off the bench. “Those are all things to be considered, but we never got to the ... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Danny_freaks_out_Celtics_Nation/1629877 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Danny_freaks_out_Celtics_Nation/1629877 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Danny_freaks_out_Celtics_Nation/1629877 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28bb1bfea39d886de60b4e56717263a99b4f524e/small/83770374.jpg Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your Maxell tapes.Broderick Turner, L.A. Times: "[Shannon] Brown, a Lakers reserve guard, hasn't been invited to participate in the 2010 All-Star game slam-dunk contest in Dallas — yet. But the more the acrobatic, high-flying Brown throws down the electric dunks that have made him a YouTube sensation and a staple of ESPN highlights, the bigger the groundswell grows for him to be included in the ... 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