The second marriage between Allen Iverson and the Sixers is over. My guess is that Iverson’s career is as well.
Siting personal reasons, Iverson will not be returning to the team.

The following is an excerpt from Associated Press writer Dan Gelston:

The Philadelphia 76ers have said goodbye to A.I.

Allen Iverson’s second stint with the team he once led to the NBA finals ended Tuesday when the Sixers announced he would not return for the rest of the season.

Iverson has mostly been absent [...]

Well, recently The Answer was quoted as saying that his Sixers still held a chance of qualifying for the playoffs.

I have been trying to reserve judgement on everything about the Iverson trade this year, but Allen, as we all know, makes it hard to ignore him.  I do have to note that he has been far less of a disruptive force since his return, and until his recent comment about the team’s performance, he seemed to be focusing on keeping [...]

Allen Iverson came out after practice yesterday and said he thinks the team can still make a run at the playoffs.

In defense of Iverson, what else was he suppossed to say? He couldn’t just come out and say ‘we stink, seasons over, I think I will go retire again.

Philly.com quoted Iverson as saying: “Obviously, you’re playing for your pride and you should just want to win. We don’t feel like it’s out of reach.”

Because of the ineptitude Eastern Conference teams [...]

Sixers fans had hoped that the NBA’s trading deadline would be a time to celebrate a change in personnel for the team.

Personnel did change.

But the team still stinks.

Andre Iguodala and Samuel Dalembert remain as the team did nothing to shake up an overpaid and underachieving squad. They did move a few bench players.

The following is an ESPN.com report.

“The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a trade that will send Jodie Meeks and Francisco Elson to the Philadelphia 76ers for Primoz Brezec, [...]

With the NBA’s trade deadline approaching on Thursday, the Sixers’ Andre Iguodala will soon find out if he will be getting a new home.

Right now, it doesn’t look like it.

Iguodala – as well as Samuel Dalembert – has been a hot name in trade rumors over the last month, but with 24 hours left to make a deal nothing seems on the horizon.

One of the most popular rumors that was in circulation was Iguodala and Dalembert going to Houston in [...]

One of the worst moments in the history of professional sports took place in 1919 when eight members of the Chicago White Sox decided to tank the World to collect a gambling bet and stick it to then-owner Charles Comisey.

Everything about it was dirty: From firs baseman Arnold Gandil getting the wheels turning by convincing gambling figures that a series could be fixed, to the seven teammates who joined him in handing the title to the Reds.

Just thinking about it [...]

Elton Brand looked like the player the Sixers thought they were getting when they signed him to a huge contract last offseason.

Andre Iguodala looked like a player worthy of his max contract.

Thaddeus Young looked like an emerging, young forward who could provide all the intangibles.

Willie Green looked capable of being an NBA player.

When it all came together it gave the Sixers just enough to defeat the Chicago Bulls, 106, 103 in overtime.

I’m not sure what should be the bigger news: [...]

For many Philadelphia fans Allen Iverson is Sixers basketball. When Iverson left, the Sixers left with him. And in a way that is true because when Iverson was traded to Denver Nuggets during the 2006-07 season any chance of the Sixers being relevant in the city or the NBA also left.

Then after a sudden twist – or stop in Memphis – ”The Answer” was back in Philadelphia and all was right in the NBA-world again.

Love him or hate him, Allen Iverson – who is our [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics by a point tonight, 98-97 in a game played without newly acquired Allen Iverson.  Elton Brand had a strong game off the bench, scoring 23 points on 7-12 shooting; Iguodala, Speights and Green all scored in double figures as well.

Such is the NBA, where a 7-19 team that just broke a 12 game losing streak, playing without it’s newly acquired catalyst can defeat a 20-5 team riding an 11 game winning streak at [...]

It is so obvious it is not working out in Philadelphia.   The 76ers are in total disarray.  The record stands at 5-17 after 11 straight losses and it is doubtful the team can recover from their worst losing streak since November 2006 when they lost 12 in a row.   For those of you with short term memory loss, that losing streak occurred during the Iverson debacle of 2006 when Allen refused to come back in the fourth quarter [...]

Vick returned to Atlanta with the Eagles and helped secure a 34-7 victory, contributing 2 scores, one passing and one rushing to the cause.  Tonight it was Iverson returning to Philadelphia, the team that originally drafted him, and trying to beat the Nuggets, the team he was traded to in 2006 after falling out of favor with the 76ers.  Careerwise, Iverson was “The Answer” in Philadelphia during his 10+ seasons with the team, holding the team’s top spots for average [...]

Step one of welcoming Allen Iverson back to the Sixers has already been a success as the team has its first sellout of the season for Iverson’s return tonight against the Denver Nuggets. A few more sellouts will follow, for a team that is second-to-last in NBA attendance.

As for step two? Well that won’t be determined for quite some time.

The Sixers brought back the two time NBA MVP last week in a move designed to drawl attention to the team [...]

The smell is undeniable. Nothing lingers in the air quite the same as the smell of desperation.

The Sixers are ready to party like its 1999 or 2001 or something like that.

As expected Allen Iverson has agreed to come out of his “retirement” to join a Sixers team that is a horrible fit for him. The Sixers are clearly making the move to sell tickets, because on the surface it makes no sense. Here are a few reasons why:

1: Eddie Jordan [...]

The rumors are true.  It was announced today the Sixers have offered Allen Iverson a $700,000 limited contract to return to the team for the remainder of the year.  Not all we can do is sit back and wait.

the 10 time All Star was MVP for the team in 2001, the last time they were significantly above .500  and in any kind of contention whatsoever in the National Basketball Association.  And of course, they would love to have him accept [...]

So this is how it ends.

The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Steven A. Smith is reporting that Allen Iverson is set to retire.

If he goes through with it, the future Hall of Famer will be leaving a game that seems to no longer want him.

A prolific scorer throughout his NBA career, Iverson gained a reputation as a selfish player and clubhouse cancer over the last few seasons.

While with the Sixers Iverson put fans in the seats every night, as he was always a [...]