Former NBA great Allen Iverson has been rumored in the last 48 hours to be leaning towards retiring from his beloved game of basketball, although his club has NOT been informed of such decision.
Iverson, 35, has been playing in Turkey this season for Besiktas Cola Turkey where the guard has posted averages of 14.3ppg & 4.7apg. Recently he suffered an ankle injury that could sideline him for 6-8 weeks, allowing him to return before the end of the season that winds down in late June but he has elected to return to the States and have the operation because he cannot endure the pain of the injury any longer. Speaking to HoopsWorld Iverson stated "Leaving the basketball world makes me sad, but sometimes we have to accept things like they are. I can say goodbye to basketball."
I'm not sure whether its the injury, his age, working in a foreign land for the first time in his career, alcohol, gambling, missing his family or just selfishness that has brought Iverson to yet another weird crossroad in his life, but the weirdness continues. I wish the man a speedy recovery and hopeful induction into the NBA/College Halls of Fame in years to come.
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