Not Too Proud: Allen Iverson Pleads to Play
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By DERON SNYDER
We don’t like to see superstar hang on too long, stumbling and fumbling through the twilight of their careers. We don’t like to look at their diminished abilities and reflect on the daunting athleticism of yesteryear. We don’t like to watch younger players who aren’t nearly as good, take advantage of old legends past their prime.
But it happens because some great athletes are addicted to the game, money and fame, and can’t imagine anything filling that void. That seems to be the case with Allen Iverson, the former Philadelphia Sixers great. Once a brazen poster child for hip-hop and defiance, Iverson now is humbled and hungry, asking for another shot in the NBA.
“I’ll play for anybody,” he told Yahoo! Sports.
