AI was just playin' y'all

Allen Iverson was just playin' y'all. He didn't really mean all that retirement talk. A week after announcing his retirement from the NBA and leaving the Grizzlies, AI is rejoining the first NBA team he every played for: the Philiadelphia 76ers. He starts Monday night in the game against the Denver Nuggets. The 76ers sought out Iverson after Lou Williams broke his jaw on November 24th.

During his previous tenure, Iverson led the 76ers to the 2001 NBA finals and won the MVP title that same year. He was let go from the team and traded to Denver after he refused to play the 4th quarter of a game against the Chicago Bulls in 2006.

"We felt Allen was the best available free agent guard to help us at this time," Sixers President Ed Stefanski said in a release. What he didn't mention is the 76ers are in the midst of a seven game losing streak.

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AI is calling it quits

Word is NBA superstar Allen Iverson is planning on retiring after 13 seasons. Sources say Iverson wants to move on from basketball and spend more time with his wife and family. Iverson's recent parting with the Grizzlies on bad terms wouldn't have anything to do with it would it?

The Memphis Grizzlies announced yesterday that the strained one-year contract with 10-time All-Star and former league MVP Allen Iverson has ended after he played only three games. After the AP quoted owner Michael Heisley last week saying the team would "gladly" trade Iverson if a better prospect came along, The Grizzlies insist Iverson's departure is a mutual decision. He officially began an indefinite leave of absence on Nov. 7 to deal with "a personal issue".

General Manager chris Wallace released a statement saying, “Because of personal matters that forced him to leave the team on November 7, Allen will step away from the game at this time, allowing him to focus on those matters. As a result, we will be ending our contractual agreement with Allen, which will allow both parties to move forward. We wish Allen the best.”

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They Say, Singers Shouldn't Act, Should Athletes Rap?

Now we have the huge corporation of Nike in association with Foot Locker working against our better judgement. In a new commercial, Nike recruited Mo Williams, Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and Rashard Lewis, collectively known as the Hyperizers, to spit some lyrics over an old school hip-hop beat that appears to be produced by DJ Quik (who makes a cameo in the video). The video, "Don't Criticize (Hyperize)," features the ballers wearing late 80's and early 90's hip-hop garb, walking down the street with their crews, and playing basketball on outdoor courts. Sure the video is all in fun, but we don't want to give them any ideas do we? Check out the video....it's pretty dope.