In early September I wondered aloud about the Grizzlies taking a chance on Allen Iverson.
ABR: Iverson Worth the Risk for Grizzlies
That really wasn’t a hard on e to call though.
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From nba.com
After complaining about his back-up role with the Memphis Grizzlies, Allen Iverson left the team Saturday following a meeting with the team’s owner and Coach Lionel Hollins.
Happier days for Iverson and the Grizzlies
“It’s a personal issue,” Hollins said before the Grizzlies played the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. “And it’s indefinite.”
Memphis owner Michael Heisley gave the four-time NBA scoring leader permission to skip the Grizzlies’ game Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.
According to a team spokesman, Iverson participated in a walkthrough at the team’s hotel in the morning and then hopped a flight in the afternoon after he and personal manager Gary Moore met with Heisley.
Iverson, a former NBA rookie of the year and league MVP, played Friday night in a 114-98 loss to the Lakers, scoring eight points in 22 minutes. He had come off the bench in the previous two games after sitting out the first three with a hamstring injury.
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Posted 9 months, 3 weeks ago at 5:53 AM. Add a comment
Will this be the site in the NBA in 2010 – 11? 
A couple of interesting links from Os Davis: the continuing misery of the Big Apple’s basketball fans, LeBron James gets his first public offer to play for the New York Knicks.
Let me know what you think
Posted 11 months, 1 week ago at 4:18 PM. Add a comment
NBA.com and the AP have reported… LeBron James is leaving Cleveland — for Hollywood.
The Cavaliers superstar and reigning NBA MVP will make his feature film debut by playing himself in an upcoming comedy.
James will appear in “Fantasy Basketball Camp” by Universal Pictures. The movie is about five guys from different backgrounds who come to Las Vegas to live out their fantasy by attending James’ basketball camp. Production will begin next summer, when James can become a free agent. 
James is experienced in front of the camera. Along with appearing in numerous TV commercials, he has hosted “Saturday Night Live.”
Producer Brian Grazer is convinced the All-Star forward can make the transition to the big screen, as rapper Eminem did in “8 Mile.” Grazer also produced that picture.
“I initially sought LeBron out because my 8-year-old son, Thomas, and I were just dying to meet him,” Grazer said. “But I felt that beyond being one of the world’s great superstar athletes, here was someone so relaxed and comfortable with himself that he would have the capability to be that way on screen. Later, when I watched him host ‘Saturday Night Live,’ and saw his advertising work, it was clear he can do this.”
James will be an executive producer on the project along with his business manager, Maverick Carter.
This summer, James has been promoting “More Than a Game,” a documentary which chronicles how he and four childhood friends achieved their dream of winning a high school national championship. The film opens Oct. 2.
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago at 8:41 PM. Add a comment
Random thoughts from a variety of sources around the basketball world…
NORTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL
This is why North Carolina is North Carolina and the rest of the ACC is just trying to “Be like MIke.”
North Carolina is hosting a year-long celebration of the 100th year of Carolina Basketball. There is no disputing the numbers… 17 of the last 21 years the ACC Championship address has included Durham or Chapel Hill. This recent event was stunning.
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Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago at 10:44 PM. Add a comment
There is so much more to every story than meets the eye. The Allen Iverson to Memphis story can’t be written until it actually happens. No one argues the facts on either side of this… Iverson can really play, is capable of big numbers with the ball in his hands. ”The Answer” coming off the worst season of his career, one that saw him tear a team apart from the locker room to the bench. Sean Deveney of the Sporting News makes some very interesting points.
Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Lionel Hollins, Allen Iverson, General Manager Chris Wallace, and Majority Owner Michael Heisley
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Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago at 1:28 PM. Add a comment
