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Well, this Allen Iverson saga is escalating quickly. Allen Iverson has been sent home for the weekend and will miss tonight’s game against the Wizards, as well as tomorrow’s game against the Magic. The 76ers are saying its back spasms but Iverson has some other ideas.
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Allen Iverson pumps up his Reeboks to PAIR with Simon Cowell of American Idol to find out he is full of hot air in this week's comPAIRables! The game ComPAIRables, brought to you by Filmateria Studios, which compares two items and asks viewers to figure out which is which, offers a free new episode to download each week. ComPAIRables can ... be found in the podcast section of the iTunes Music Store or at www.comPAIRables.com.
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The 76ers' Allen Iverson sits on the bench in street clothes during his team's game against the Pistons on March 14. He refused to play after learning he was not going to start the game.
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Iverson vowed to put his past behind him and even hired two bodyguards to help him make better decisions socially. The 76ers brought in veteran coach Larry Brown to help tutor Iverson as a point guard. Though the two had their moments of frustration, Iverson improved his game. He led Philadelphia in every offensive category and finished eighth in the league in scoring with 22 points per game and eleventh in minutes played with 39.4 a game. He scored in double figures in 74 of his 80 games and improved his shooting percentage to .461. Though the 76ers improved in the 1997-98 season, coach Brown thought the team and its star punctured could do better.
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The next year, Iverson averaged 28.4 points and once again led the 76ers into the playoffs. In the playoffs, Iverson averaged 26.2 points, 4.8 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.30 steals per game, with a high of 40 points in the first round opener at Charlotte on April 22. That season, he was the only player other than Shaquille O'Neal to get a NBA Most Valuable Player vote. However, the Sixers were once again eliminated by the Indiana Pacers.
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Allen entered the playoffs still limping from his toe injury, and had a sore elbow, too. He played a couple of great games against the Charlotte Hornets in the first round, but when Snow went down with a bad ankle, Allen wasn’t sure he could shoulder the extra load. In stepped reserve guard McKie, who started lighting it up. He was so hot that Allen passed up several wide-open jumpers to get him the ball. The 76ers took the series three games to one.
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