Fans Vote A.I. As Starter In 2010 NBA All-Star Game

After a season which saw him almost retire after nearly getting phased out like Starbury, Allen Iverson is back home in philly and now he’ll be making his way to Dallas mid-February as a starter on the East All-Star squad. Iverson got 1,269,568 fan votes, despite only playing 16 games this season and putting up decent but not spectacular numbers with the Sixers. Some have chosen to hate on A.I.’s 11th straight selection because of the shady voting system which basically allows fans to vote as many times as they want leading to inflated numbers. After the announcement was made Iverson released a statement thanking his fans:

I just want to thank everybody for their support this season and it’s an honor that the fans have voted me into the All-Star Game as a starter. The fans are who make us and make the NBA so popular. This year is even more special because that I’ll be representing a city and fans that I love and a team that has been such a big part of my life throughout my career. Via Sixers Site

The bottom line is the Iverson is a legend and it will be nice to see him be able to do his thing in what could be his last appearance in the event. Nobody was hating (except for maybe Karl Malone and a few other squares) back in 1992 when Magic Johnson got the start and proceeded to put on one of the most legendary displays in All-Star game history, nearly messing around and dropping a triple double. Already named All-Star game MVP twice in his career, Iverson may have one last servicing left in the tank next month.

Does King James Have Some Sugar In His Tank?

Damn, and we thought LeBron wasn’t with all the gay shit. Apparently we were mistaken. Just Kidding. You know the King probably has way more hoes than Tiger on his agenda, but fortunately for him, he ain’t the wifing type just yet so it’s all gravy. The best part about this video is the hilarious commentary from the dudes watching it. Their fascination with a clip that is less than a second long, but appears to show LBJ trying to get the Answer involved in a little male on male 69. That’s generally reserved for the penitentiary.

One of our favorite videos that will definitely make you crack up after the jump…

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Iverson Helps Sixers Snap 12 Game Losing Streak

Iverson and the Sixers finally got the monkey off their back, ending their ridiculous losing streak with a win over the Warriors. The Answer managed to drop a dub in his first victory since returning to Philly and finished with 4 assists and a turnover. It’s sad that we live in a world where even a team that has a 12-game losing streak, still has the chance to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.

Damn: Iverson Gets Crossed Like A Jesus Freak

After distributing his fair share of ankle breakers, Allen Iverson finally showed his age, falling victim to a move that had re-invented. During the Sixers loss against the Pistons last week in Iverson’s second game back with the team, Rodney Stuckey clowned the Legend, making him fall to the ground so nasty, that Iverson’s own teammate had to pick him up. It’s always sad when a legend of Iverson’s stature gets clowned by a youngster, but it’s just apart of the game. But it definitely means that we are getting old.

Check out a young AI crossing MJ early on in his career after the jump…

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That Boy Good: Andre Iguodala Is A Low Key Beast

Iguodala does his best LeBron James imitation.

Since he’s spent most of his career on decent to nasty squads since joining the Sixers 5 years ago, Andre Iguodala has been overlooked like a midget in an elevator for most of his career with only one All-Star selection. The b-line is the dude has got game. This full-court shot that he hit after the 2nd quarter expired in no way illustrates this point, but it’s a pretty sick shot regardless.

AI2 does have legitimate game and puts up numbers across the board. He currently floats around the Top 20 in scoring and assists, and Top 5 in steals. Because the Sixers are nastier than old man diarrhea at this point in the season, Iguodala is susceptible to getting bigtimed for an All-Star bid and may simply get the courtesy dunk contest invite. But either way, the Sixers other AI is easily the key component to the squad and with the addition of Iverson, is the reason that the team has any legitimate hope of reaching the playoffs.

Unfortunately some Sixers fans aren’t concerned with barely sneaking into the postseason as a 7th or 8th seed, only to get blasted and be out of lottery contention. The addition of Iverson is supposed to be a short term solution and the long term development of the team rests on the ability to bring in some new blood. So the sound of lotto balls wouldn’t be too bad of a tune.

Iguodala’s sick reverse dunk after the jump…

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Guess Who’s Bizzack: The Answer’s Debut With Sixers

If this doesn’t make your heart flutter at least a little bit then you have issues, and more than likely you have grissues (grill issues) as well.

Even though the Sixers didn’t get the win against the Nuggets Monday, one thing is for certain, Allen Iverson is good for business. In the midst of a 10-game losing streak with attendance among the nastier in the League, The Answer was able to pack the Wachovia Center, helping the Sixers get their first sellout of the season. He also gained the respect and admiration by kissing the floor after hearing being introduced in the starting lineups. Definitely a great move on his part and hopefully a good sign for things to come.

Iverson played decent considering it was his first game action in over a month, filling up the stat sheet with 11 points, 5 boards and 6 assists but most impressively only committing one turnover in nearly 38 minutes of action. The Sixers played solid as well, paced by Andre Iguodala, and led for most of the game before tricking it off in the 4th quarter. Overall it was one of their better showings this season.

Iverson and the Sixers will get a pass for the loss, but it won’t get any easier for the squad as they get set to face another one of AI’s former teams, the Pistons, on Wednesday. They do have 4 more games left in this home stand, with the Rockets, Warriors and King James coming to town throughout the course of the next week. If the Sixers can go 2-2 over this span, or at least look respectable, you can start to call this reunion somewhat successful. I can guarantee that they well sell at least one of these games out as well, but just because LeBron’s coming to town.

Iverson’s arrival at the Wachovia Center and first bucket in his 2nd stint with the Sixers after the jump…

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Shady NBA Ref Tim Donaghy’s 60 Minutes Interview

Anyone who has ever played sports knows that for the most part, refs are full of shit. Society attempts to act like people such as refs, judges and probation officers are of the highest character, and that they don’t have any biases. All we have to say to that is negro please. Case in point, former NBA ref Tim Donaghy, who served time for betting on games based on insider information that he received through the zebra’s inner circle. Even though the Donaghy situation has given the League a black eye, that continues to linger like cigarette smoke, it has done some positive in revealing that the National Basketball Association is essentially just a few notches above the WWE.

Donaghy has been telling anybody who will listen for a while now that most NBA refs are shadier than WC, and in case you didn’t know, Willie Calhoun is the shadiest one. Even though he bet on games that he actually officiated, Donaghy maintains that he didn’t fix those games. He also could beyond-accurately predict the outcome of games he wasn’t working, based on who was officiating and what players that said officials had biases towards. The FBI claims that Donaghy had about a 75% success rate, which by most accounts is unfathomable.

Donaghy’s revelation really isn’t that big of a shock, it’s only natural that a ref would be salty or hold a grudge with certain players, based on the extreme amount of verbal abuse that they experience on any given night. We can pretend like they are robots, but the reality is that they are similar to a sensitive thug and dealing with so much verbal abuse on a near daily basis during the season definitely impairs their ability to call a clean game.

The Answer Chops Game With John Thompson

You know that John Thompson wasn’t going to go too hard on his former pg, but the interview does address some of the issues that have plagued AI lately. Iverson touches briefly on some of the “baggage” that has followed his lore in the League. It’s hard not to roll with The Answer in this situation though, the Grizzlies are boo booer than them roses Andre 3000 was talking about and regardless of what people want to believe, Iverson still has game like Craig’s dad. He’s not an off the bench type of dude at this point in his career and now he has the platform to prove that he is still relevant.

His debut with Sixers is only a day away, the basketball world will be watching to see if this somewhat bold move will work out for both parties. Either way it will feel good to see AI ballin’ in the Sixers’ new old school uniforms.