Friday, February 17th, 2012 at 9:30 am  |  68 responses

Report: Allen Iverson Willing to Play in the D-League


Recently, we’ve heard about Allen Iverson possibly taking his talents to South America, and now the latest rumor is that The Answer would be willing to do a stint in the D-League, if it gave him a shot at returning to the NBA. (*Sigh) From ESPN: “Iverson is willing to play in the Caribbean, in South America or even in the D-League if it gives him a chance to return to the NBA, the source said. ‘Allen only wants to play if there’s a possibility that it leads to the NBA,’ the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity. ‘That’s the only way he would go to one of these lower leagues. He wants to get back to the NBA and leave the game on his terms.’ Iverson’s interest in returning comes as he faces some financial trouble. On Monday, a judge in Georgia garnished funds from Iverson’s bank account to repay about $860,000 that he owes a jeweler, according to multiple media reports. Iverson’s representatives have reached out to several NBA teams, but none has shown interest in signing the 36-year-old. The Los Angeles Lakers’ D-League affiliate, the Los Angeles Defenders, has contacted Iverson’s reps several times, but nothing materialized, according to the source. A top official from the Puerto Rican Basketball League has reached out to Iverson’s group, but no team has offered Iverson a contract. Iverson also has been in contact with Guaros de Lara, a Venezuelan team, but there have been no contract offers, according to the source. ‘Nothing is imminent,’ the source said. ‘The only thing that’s imminent is Allen’s desire to show people that he’s still got a lot to offer on the basketball court, even if it’s just helping young guys learn from the mistakes he made.’ If Iverson doesn’t sign with a club before the Feb. 26 NBA All-Star Game, he likely will give up his quest and accept retirement, the source said.”

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  • slamfan4life

    another TO story….h8 this happened

  • str8 from samoa

    just send him to the NBA damit! haha

  • brandon

    ///RENO BIGHORNS///
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Bl3GRdULQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player 1982

    Anyone know how much DLeague fix are?

  • ripslam

    Why should ANY team take a chance on him? Blah blah blah, he gives you 15 every night, my ass. He’s blown opportunities with THREE TEAMS in the past THREE YEARS. He clearly only wants his money so he can go blow some more on strippers and jewelry. Son doesn’t deserve a NBA job.

  • Doe

    One of the greatest nba players all-time Deserves Another Chance!!!

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNnR_4qTCGI&list=PLDF227F6322391384&context=C30d13daADOEgsToPDskL_F6mm-0c8M2r-cotf2pWe anynomous

    @doe cosign. one of the greatest competitors of all-time should be playing in the nba. not because he deserves it but because when he`s healthy, fit, and allowed to be himself on the court, he`s ALWAYS worth the price of admission. And you can also say that about a select few.

  • abaci

    Preach OTB preach! Some of you think he is being blackballed??? get out of here. at this point he does more harm than good for a team. i like AI but he brought this on himself. when you are a problem and a great athlete they look the other way, when your skills decline your not worth the headache and they kick you to the curb.

  • hushabomb

    Its not necessarily the players that don’t want him (I’m sure they’d love to see AI giving direction on how to be successful in the NBA). Its the GM’s who see AI not turn up for practice, show up late for events, not willing to play from the bench, not willing to get a couple of games from the D-League in order to get in game shape. For 90% of people out there, if your boss saw you turn up late for work, be lazy at work, talk back to your boss and not proving you belong at your company in any way, shape or form, you’d probably be fired. Having said that, where AI will benefit will be from a veteran team like the Celtics, Suns or Lakers where there are is more of a leadership cadre and not have to put up with his antics

  • anynomous

    he`s absolutely been blackballed since leaving detroit in `09 where the next summer he received a total of 2 offers from memphis and lac. in detroit, after AI was guaranteed a permanent starting position by michael curry, he benched AI in favor of stucky. the next year due to a lack of offers, AI went to memphis where he was hampered by a hamstring injury which gave conley the starting pg position out of default. memphis` coach wanted AI to take it slow so as to not re-aggravate it and AI being the stubborn person he is just wanted to play through it. All the while, the frustration of being only one year removed from posting 26-6 with denver compared to where he was just one year later, was growing. in philly, he caused ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS. In fact, both teammates and coaches alike had nothing but kind things to say about him – please do some research. Unfortunately, he went on permanent leave to tend to his daughter. While he was on leave “some anonymous” soure” tweeted that they saw AI at a club and because TWITTER and this “no-named tweeter” are so reliable, everyone bought it. And that in a more detailed and accurate nutshell, are AI`s last 3 teams.

  • http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2011/07/allen-iverson-willing-to-play-any-role-on-an-nba-team/ djb

    @hush check out my link. I think you`ve missed the central idea behind the article “AI willing to play in d-league if it gives him a legit chance of returning to the nba.” it can be any clearer. Most of the stuff you mentioned occurred early on in his career, pre-2004 and very infrequently as opposed to what a lot of people seem to believe. If you have an employee with the problems that you mentioned, do you really think he would stay at that company for 10+ years? That`s not logical. Whenever AI does anything or whenever something NEGATIVE happens to him it`s magnified to the NTH degree. Then it takes on a life of its on, enduring the test of time as if a 10-year old incident just happened yesterday. It`s over and done with. let it go.

  • anynomous

    miss the edginess and nasty attitude you brought to the game AI. nowadays, everyone wants to be BFFs. keep fighting bubba chuck.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Pardeep

    He will retire in 10 days. Blackballed.

  • pl

    would he have to show for practice?

  • http://dsfklf.com Jukai

    He wasn’t blackballed. Jesus, people.

  • OTB

    I don’t even think half these people know what blackballed means. Craig Hodges can make a case for getting blackballed from the league because he did not receive a SINGLE OFFER in free agency after the Bulls 1992 championship. Hodges even went to the extent of suing the league for this. AI received offers….he’s STILL receiving offers (e.g – from the Lakers), albeit with more caveats which HE does not want to fulfill. Please get away from this mentality that AI is an innocent figure who is just “keeping it real”. At some point in your life, you need to take responsibility for your attitude and actions.

  • http://aol.com kln

    you all need to quit worrying about his life. jesus christ its his fricken life. id like to see you all do better. you all suck

  • doe

    love to see AI and Kobe together w lakers!!! You won’t be be double teaming Kobe anymore!!! What do you think Kobe?

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