“I am aware there was a major miscommunication regarding something I said on the court last night. My comment to Charlie Villanueva was in fact ‘You are cancerous to your team and our league.’ I would never be insensitive to the brave struggle that cancer patients endure. I have lost loved ones to this deadly disease and have a family member currently undergoing treatment. I would never say anything that distasteful. The game of life is far bigger than the game of basketball.”

[Boston.com]

All the awards Iverson made got to his head a little bit.  He started missing team practices during the 2002 NBA Playoffs.  At the time, the 76ers coach was Larry Brown.  At a press conference, Iverson stated “We’re sitting here, and I’m supposed to be the franchise player, and we’re talking about practice.”  He then ranted about the situation further and mentioned the word “practice” about 25 times.  The video of this interview became a viral hit.

Iverson was later traded to the Denver Nuggets and then to the Detroit Pistons.  In April 2009, Iverson did not play much for the Detroit Pistons because of a back injury and Iverson said that he’d rather retire than be benched.  It was uncertain where Iverson would land next because he had not helped the Pistons win any games and his back was injured.

A couple of days ago, Iverson’s future career was made clear through a Twitter tweet.  Above is a picture of that tweet.  Iverson will now be playing for the Memphis Grizzlies.  Iverson will make $3.5 million this year when playing for the Grizzlies.