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Allen Iverson headed to Puerto Rico?

By Mark J. Miller | Scoop Du Jour – Tue, Feb 7, 2012 6:04 AM EST

US PresswireAfter no NBA team made an offer that interested him, 11-time All-Star Allen Iverson headed to Turkey last season to play basketball, though that didn't turn out so well. Now it's looking like he could be taking his sneakers to Puerto Rico.

Sources tell Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski that "Iverson and Puerto Rico's professional basketball league are engaged in exploratory talks about a possible deal."

At about $20,000 a month plus living expenses, the Puerto Rican league wouldn't exactly be a massive payday for the 36-year-old, but "the league's commissioner is selling Iverson on the chance to work his way back to a possible return to the NBA," Wojnarowski reports.

Two other former NBA players that recently signed with the league, which starts its season in March, are Rashad McCants and Ike Diogu.

Iverson, who is working out in Atlanta in hopes of landing a deal, was the first overall pick in the 1995 draft out of Georgetown, but he hasn't played in the NBA since 2010. Over his career, the guard has averaged 26.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game over 914 contests.

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8 comments

Michael • Hoboken, New Jersey • 3 months ago
You mean 1st pick in the 1996 draft...
Wanda • Tustin, California • 3 months ago
I am 34 years old, met Iverson and his family. I love him no more than ever. I am a beautiful woman that has a college education. He can have me any day hands down. Don't you guys ever diss him and tell him he is old. He is handsome and has a killer crossover. I would suggest you guys stop hating because I look good on purpose. He is meant for me...AI3 forever in my heart and mind till I die.
Michael • 3 months ago
Hope he has a good money manager and is trying to return to the nba for the love of the game, and not because he's going broke
dgjer • 3 months ago
Stick a fork in Iverson, he's done.
Brian • 3 months ago
I imagine the guy will live on a cruise ship in San Juan Harbor while he plays hoops in Puerto Ruco
Diana C. Hart • Los Angeles, California • 3 months ago
Iverson has had many up and downs in his career but never fell short of being one of the most entertaining players to watch. You can all hate but at his prime he was killin everyone in the league.. I think with the loss of Chauncey Billups the Clippers should go after him for depth and can get him on vets minimum pay
noneya buisness • Norristown, Pennsylvania • 3 months ago
iverson is an idoot. he is black, so it is not a surprise. a true #$%$ who will be in jail soon.
- Anthony 3 months ago
  Hey you racist "PRICK". You should really check yourself before you open you mouth to speak! This is a forum for thinking people and not fools from some back water town that can't spell!
Nick • San Diego, California • 3 months ago
"Practice?!" Yeah, it's what makes perfect. Kids, let this be a precautionary tale; that rebellious-young talent-laiden naivete doesn't work in your fading 30's when you reach 'a Man's World'. Stay in school, work hard.