Report: Iverson to announce retirement, or is he?
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Report: Iverson to announce retirement, or is he?
Allen Iverson is reportedly set to have a news conference today to announce his retirement from basketball.
However, Iverson's personal manager Gary Moore, told the Associated Press that Iverson "totally disputes" any report of his retirement. Moore said he and Iverson spoke today.
Iverson has been playing for the Turkish team Besiktas. He recently suffered an ankle injury and is returning to the United States for surgery.
Moore said Iverson needs to have a painful lesion removed from his right calf. He said the injury is the most painful that Iverson has had in his career.
“It has to be removed and tested to see if it’s benign or not,” Moore told the AP. “Once that’s removed, Allen is going to look to rehabilitate his leg because the doctors tell him he’ll be out four to six weeks, He’s hoping to be able to play in the playoffs.”
The report was originally in the Turkish newspaper Ajansspor, which quoted Iverson as saying, "Leaving the basketball world makes me sad but, sometimes, we have to accept things like they are. I can say goodbye to basketball,” he said.
A team spokesman said the team would determine Iverson's future after another MRI this week.
Iverson, who spent part of last season in his second tour with the Sixers, was playing in Turkey after no NBA teams offered him a contract for this season.
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Does this really surprise anyone?
— unclejed- TGI Fridays will also announce the closing of 28 locations in the United States and the Istanbul, not Constantinople, branch.— AreaMan
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- maybe he can hang with Vick now. They can get each other into trouble. AI has got the guns and Vick has got the dogs....good times :P— your_mom_says_hi!
- I ran into the CRU once on City LIne ave getting some POTATO SKINS. Now AI can park LEGALLY in the handicapped space and not WALK LIKE US POORS.— FairmountFrank
- Just goes to show how quickly the public can forget all the good. Iverson was a beloved and great sports star here despite his off the court wrongdoings. I will remember his good days fondly and smile..More people should do the same.. I wish you well AI and hope that some stability comes into your life in the near future.— bradco
May be waiting tables at T.G.I. Fridays in 6 months— shawnmac- Broke now, a total desperado. will be in prison within a year, having blown a gazillion $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.— TheSage
I thought he already did, when he went to Turkey.- Retirement? We're talking 'bout Retirement? Not a game. Not a game. Retirement? Not a game. Man, how's he's supposed to make his teammates better by Retirement? Not a game.— EaglesPhilliesIrish
- Back to da hood.— neddyflanders
- Iverson was awesome. He played the game with the same intensity for the Sixers as Lenny Dykstra did for the Phillies... wait a second.... Seriously though his story was one that any real American can look at for inspiriation. He was under 6 feet tall, probably told he would never make it, had no dad and by 18 was attending Georgetown and at 19 a millionaire. Allen Iverson is a great American story— BentLogic
- And broke at age 36...funny you'd compare him to lenny dykstra...he's the epitomy of post sports career sucess.
Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for more than 20 years, working in the sports department for the past 15. This is his third season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he was the La Salle beat writer for six seasons. E-mail Bob at cooneyb@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.
