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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 ...

Count the Miami Heat among the teams interested in seeing what it would take to obtain Allen Iverson from the Philadelphia 76ers. Heat coach and president Pat Riley said Wednesday night he has a ``level of interest'' in Iverson, a four-time NBA scoring champion whom the 76ers are trying to trade. However, it's unknown if Miami is actually involved in any serious talks with Philadelphia about making a deal. ``I ...

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 ...

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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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 ...