Allen Iverson News

While the Answer has shown throughout his career he can put the ball through the hoop at an incredible rate, the current iteration of the player raises far too many questions;signing Iverson the player also means signing Iverson the person.

Allen Iverson is working out this week. Just not for any NBA teams. Iverson is in his hometown of Hampton, Va., for a week of public appearances, including a four-day basketball camp that began Wednesday.

Tom Sorensen has been a columnist at The Observer for 20 years and has been at the paper for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.

Allen Iverson answered questions Tuesday the same way he's played basketball for more than 20 years.

Following a news conference Tuesday in which he detailed his charity and celebrity events on the Peninsula this week, 10-time NBA all-star Allen Iverson spent a few moments with the Daily Press talking about his basketball future.

The main priority for Stefanski is to resolve the case of point guard , the 33-year-old, 10-year pro who has started since coming to the Sixers in the 2006 trade that sent Allen Iverson to the Denver Nuggets.

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Heat president Pat Riley has contacted Allen Iverson about joining Miami. Iverson, a former league MVP who has averaged 27.1 points over 13 seasons, might be willing to accept an offer of one or two seasons in what is expected to be a tight market.

" Eric Sebastian, a 15-year veteran in the NBA's Denver Nuggets media relations department, has been named Director of Operations for the University of Memphis Tiger basketball program, head coach Josh Pastner announced Wednesday.

For the first time in his professional career, former 76ers wunderkind Allen Iverson faces an uncertain future as NBA free agency goes into full swing today.

Let's examine the most notable of the unrestricted free agents. Given the specifics of their talents, which teams would constitute their most beneficial destinations? Allen Iverson: Needs to dominate the ball to be effective.

Coming off one of their worst seasons in nearly a decade, it's understandable the Pistons might want to get rid of most of the players from the 2008-2009 roster.

After grooming Rodney Stuckey to essentially take his job in Detroit, Chauncey Billups now has a new protege.

The Denver Nuggets lack a first-round pick in the NBA draft for the fourth straight year.

At the All-Star break in 2008, the Hornets were the up-and-coming team in the Western Conference with a better record than the Los Angeles Lakers.

Got to thinking amid all the champagne Sunday night: Why didn't David Stern begin his postgame festivities by presenting a second-place plaque to the Magic? Carmelo Anthony's Nuggets stuck with Kobe Bryant's Lakers for six games in the West finals.

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the biggest surprises this season. After barely making the playoffs in the 2007-2008, the Denver Nuggets were not expected to have the success they have had this year... by Bhavik Darji 35 reads The Denver Nuggets have been one of the biggest surprises this season.

Over the last week or so, the dead-serious "who you got, Kobe or LeBron" has been replaced by a sardonic "man, Nike and Vitaminwater really messed up." Actually, since the playoffs started, we've heard cynics hope with glee that all these ad campaigns would go to waste.

Stephen Arnold was on his way to becoming a man, his father said Friday, a day after the 17-year-old's life was cut short by what his family says was an undetected heart condition.

The Denver Nuggets are torn between what-ifs and what-a-year. Deep down, they still think they're the best team in the West and maybe even in the NBA altogether.