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If you had an old Allen Iverson jersey from when he played in Philadelphia, well get it out of the attic because Iverson just signed with the 76ers, the NBA franchise that drafted him No.1 overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft out of Georgetown.

The 76ers president Ed Stefanski announced the signing on the team’s website on Wednesday as the 10-time All-Star is expected to make his debut with his first team at home against the Denver Nuggets the team he was traded to on Monday.

The Philadelphia 76ers have met with their former superstar guard Allen Iverson to discuss the possibility of a return to the NBA for the 10-time All-Star who recently announced he was retiring from the NBA.

Apparently both parties met in Dallas for nearly two hours where the 76ers will face the Dallas Mavericks. Team president Ed Stefanski said in a statement released that no commitment has been made yet since both parties are still deciding on the best option.

According to ESPN.com, NBA guard and All-Star player Allen Iverson is planning to retire from the game of basketball since on suitor has come out to sign him when he cleared waivers.

ESPN is reporting per Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and nationally syndicated radio host Stephen A. Smith that Iverson, through his representatives have informed him [Smith] of the former Philadelphia, Denver, Detroit and Memphis guard’s intentions to retire from the NBA.

Though the Commercial Appeal reported on Monday that Memphis Grizzlies guard Allen Iverson is contemplating retiring from the NBA, the Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley has mentioned that he is not sure of what Iverson’s future plans are; it might not include retirement.

For Iverson to retire from basketball when he can still play for some teams in the league would be an injustice to arguably the toughest smallest man to single-handedly carry a team to an NBA Finals in the history of the league.

“I’m not in Allen’s head. I don’t know what he’s thinking,” Heisley mentioned to AP.

With Lamar Odom was recently married to a reality TV star and the addition of alleged troublesome player Ron Artest, some pundits have mentioned it would be difficult for the Los Angeles Lakers to repeat as NBA champions.

During the Lakers media day, Artest, who was a free agent this offseason and signed with Los Angeles, had a mask with a Los Angeles Dodgers emblem over his face with a bat in the hand. The criticism by most is maybe he is not stable and they wondered what he would do with it.

The Denver Nuggets made it further into the playoffs than they had ever gone before this past season, and apparently they believe without some extra personnel they won’t be going back.



On July 13, the Nuggets traded a second round pick to the Detroit Pistons for guard Aaron Afflalo and forward Walter Sharpe.

To most July 1 is just the date three days before that wonderful Independence Day celebrations where we get to drink beer, barbeque burgers, hotdogs and chicken and we get to cap off the day with a fireworks show. But July 1 has a very different feel to NBA fans and franchises.

The Detroit Pistons announced Tuesday the firing of coach Michael Curry after just one season. Curry went 39-43 in his first year. Certainly the trade of Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups had something to do with the change.

After only one season, the Detroit Pistons have fired head coach Michael Curry. The Pistons announced on Tuesday that Curry would not be returning as the heads coach in Detroit.

"This was a difficult decision to make," Pistons president Joe Dumars said in a statement. "I want to thank Michael for his hard work and dedication to the organization. However, at this time, I have decided to make a change."

The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the playoffs as strong as any team in the history of the NBA. Coming off a spectacular regular season finishing with a 66-16 record, the Cavs burst into the playoffs sweeping their first two series.