Iverson out for season
Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced today that guard Allen Iverson will miss the remainder of the season. The All-Star guard missed 16 games between February 27 and March 28 after exiting a game at New Orleans with a sore back on February 25.
“After talking with Allen and our medical staff, we feel that resting Allen for the remainder of the season is the best course of action at this time,” said Dumars. “While he has played in our last three games, he is still feeling some discomfort and getting him physically ready to compete at the level he is accustomed to playing this late in the season does not seem possible at this point.”
Iverson went off on a rant to reporters after coming off the bench to play 18 minutes in a loss to the Nets this week.
“I’d rather retire before I do this again,” said Iverson. “I can’t be effective playing this way. I’m not used to it. It’s tough for me both mentally and physically. If I’m able to go out there, I should be able to get it done and I can’t right now. It’s my fault. I have to be able to overcome the adversity and do what I have to do. I just have to find a way to get it done. Not being 100 percent makes it harder and you can see that I’m not 100 percent.”
The Pistons currently occupy the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and would face the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs if the season ended today.
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