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Tattoos have never been more popular, however despite how many people have tattoos Allen Iversons tattoos are getting the young star a lot of unnecessary attention. A lot of people state that the young basketball star has gone too far with all the ink that he has over his body, but who are we to judge? The fact of the matter is Allen Iverson tattoos are on his body, ...

Pat Croce counselled and coddled Allen Iverson, tried to trade him once, then watched the star guard turn the slight into an MVP season and a trip to the NBA final. Maybe if Croce were still president of the Philadelphia 76ers he would have traded Iverson before this season, or perhaps he would have put the talent around his mercurial guard to keep the Sixers a title contender. Impossible to ...

June 1996 _ Iverson is drafted with the first overall pick of the NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. May 1997 _ Iverson is rookie of the year after averaging 23.5 points, including a 50-point game against Cleveland. August 1997 _ Iverson is arrested on drug and gun possession charges after the car he was riding in was pulled over for speeding in Virginia. He was sentence to probation and ...

When the subject turned to Allen Iverson, Maurice Cheeks refused to budge. The 76ers played for the second night since essentially deciding the Iverson era is over in Philadelphia, losing 86-84 to the Orlando Magic and extending their losing streak to seven games. Cheeks insisted he's focused on trying to win with the players available, not spending time worrying about what's going to happen with the team's disgruntled star. Iverson was banished from the team before Friday night's ...

Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers appear headed toward a bitter parting. Iverson is talking about bolting Philly _ and the Sixers might finally be ready to show their franchise player the door. ``We're going to trade him,'' Sixers chairman Ed Snider said Friday night. ``At a certain point, you have to come to grips with the fact ...

Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson sat out of Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Pistons after undergoing surgery to remove an abscessed wisdom tooth. Iverson's status for Wednesday night's game at Milwaukee is uncertain. He ranks first in the NBA in minutes per game (43.4), third in scoring (28.7), eighth in assists (7.7), and is tied for ninth in steals (1.78). Willie Green replaced Iverson in the starting lineup. The ...

Chris Webber denied a published report Friday that he had asked the Philadelphia 76ers to trade him. ``No, I haven't asked to be traded,'' he said before the 76ers' 106-94 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday. ``I did say I was frustrated with the situation, but that's pretty much as far as it goes.'' Webber has talked with 76ers president Billy King about the star forward's unhappiness over a reduced role that's included three fourth-quarter benchings in ...

Allen Iverson will pay for the funeral of a man who died three years after he was shot in southwest Philadelphia because he refused to hand over his Iverson jersey to a group of teens. Iverson says he's tired of reading about murders in Philadelphia, and wanted to do something. ``I don't think one guy can do what needs to be done, but I think one guy can help,'' Iverson ...

When Allen Iverson was drafted into the NBA, Reebok signed him to a $40 million deal for 5 years and launched a line of his signature shoe, called The Answer (after Iverson nickname), with a new pair releasing every new season. Some things just seem to get better with time, and that sure is the case for Philadelphia 76ers star Allen Iverson.  In celebration of Iverson’s success, strength ...

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Vince Carter scored 21 points as the New Jersey Nets ended a four-game pre-season losing streak with a 102-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. Richard Jefferson added 18 points, Bostjan Nachbar had 13 and Antoine Wright 11 for the Nets (1-4), who never trailed after taking the lead late in the first quarter. Shavlik Randolph had 13 points to lead the 76ers, who only got seven points from Allen Iverson on 3-of-12 shooting from ...

Allen Iverson's slashing and crashing has earned him a collection of individual awards that mean little each empty off-season. The 76ers guard is known as one of the best active NBA players without a championship. At 31 and entering his 11th season, there is little reason to think this is the year he'll get that coveted ring. But the former MVP hasn't surrendered hope that he can bring a title back to Philadelphia. ``For 11 years, you know ...

Samuel Dalembert's leg still hurts, which means the 76ers centre isn't playing, practising or even sneaking into the practice gym for some late night _ or early morning _ games with a teammate. And this year, it means Dalembert _ who grew up in Montreal _ won't rush back to the lineup until his strained left hamstring is better, no matter how badly he wants to return. ``I don't want to make the same mistake I made ...

Jamal Crawford hit a 21-foot jumper from the top of the key with 1.3 seconds left to give the New York Knicks a 102-100 exhibition victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. The 76ers' Kyle Korver missed a three-point attempt at the buzzer. Crawford scored 21 points, including 18 in the second half, while Eddy Curry had 25 points and 10 rebounds. The Knicks improved to 2-0 in the pre-season under new coach Isiah Thomas. They opened exhibition ...

The Philadelphia 76ers rallied from a 22-point deficit in the third quarter and Rodney Carney hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to beat the Phoenix Suns 103-100, advancing to the final game of a four-team exhibition mini-tournament in Europe. Rick Brunson, who did not play in the first three quarters, assisted Carney's shot, grabbed a rebound and made one of two free throws to secure the victory for the ...

After the canals of Venice and the Colosseum in Rome, it's the twin spires of the Cologne Cathedral for the Phoenix Suns. The Philadelphia 76ers are here, too, after the Gaudi Park and Ramblas of Barcelona. The two NBA teams are in Germany as part of their pre-season tour of Europe and will play each other Tuesday in the Cologne Arena, across the Rhine River from the famous cathedral. Despite ...