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“I am comin”: Iverson to Sydney Kings for 2012-13 season?

December 22, 2010

The Allen Iverson story gets more far-flung … at least on Twitter, great breeding ground for gossip and idle speculation. (BallinEurope loves Twitter.) With fewer than 140 characters, A.I. captured some media time in Australia yesterday with his tweet:

“I hear Sydney is a real good city to live in. my boy Rodney O asked me to come over. I am comin!”

The “Rodney O” referred to is Rodney Overby, habitually referred to in media Down Under as a “Sydney basketball icon.” Rodney O piles his appeal to Mr. Answer on top on the large amounts of media coverage he’s been getting in the capital city lately for returning to his capacity as The Voice of the Sydney Kings.

As for Iverson-to-Sydney, Beşiktaş Cola Turka’s marquee name was quoted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) as saying “I am very happy here in Istanbul, but if I don’t return to the NBA I am considering a move to Australia after my two-year contract is up.”
To which an ABC writer remarked most rationally, “We’ll believe it when we see it.”

As for Iverson’s current team, Beşiktaş managed a 91-86 win in overtime against BG Goettingen in the Eagles’ 2010-11 Eurocup swansong. In a meaningless game to play out the string, Iverson joined Fedor Likholitov and Cünyet Erden in sitting it out for the depleted Eagles. The result on finances? Euroleague/Eurocup officials are reporting attendance to have been at 450 (Tentative).

And speaking of warped statistics, the supershort bench for this match resulted in distorted numbers for some Beşiktaş players; Mire Chatman had a monster game with a near triple-double in over 43 minutes of court time, going for 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Chatman also turned the ball over seven steals, but managed three steals. Cevher Ozer was good for 27 points and Bekir Yarangüme added 20.

Beşiktaş Cola Turka’s next game is scheduled for 3pm local time (2pm CET/10am EST) on Christmas Day. No word on whether the injured Iverson will suit up, though prior reports implied that he’d be back by that game.

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Comments: 6
  1. Matt
    12 years ago

    I think this is another fake Iverson story/misquote. There is nothing on his twitter about playing in Australia. http://twitter.com/alleniverson, and this “quote” was actually fabricated a couple months ago and recently brought up again.

    The Australian media is a terrible source for information and the Sydney Kings are just trying to throw their name out there in hope of drawing someone’s attention since they’ve become the worst franchise in the country.

    Iverson would be a fool to play basketball in Australia.

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    • Os Davis
      12 years ago

      Yeah, i figured this “story” was about 85% science-fiction since there’s nothing on Iverson’s official Twitter page (http://twitter.com/alleniverson) and the Kings are pretty pathetic at 1-10; at least Besiktas Cola Turka qualified for the Eurocup!

      In any event, dear readers, please take this story with the required grains of salt. The truth is out there…

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  2. Rollie
    12 years ago

    Question: Since there is no Eurobasket tournament for this team, do they play for a Turkish league Championship?

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    • Os Davis
      12 years ago

      @ Rollie: Besiktas is still in the running for the TBL championship, since they’re not even halfway through the season there. They’re currently in 6th place on the table with a record of 6-3.

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    • Zoran
      12 years ago

      Eurocup, not EuroBasket.

      The EuroBasket is between European national teams.

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  3. Rollie
    12 years ago

    @ Os Davis – cool.

    As a side note, this is where I get pissed at Iverson. He should post on his Twitter and Facebook page more than he does and interact with people. (like he did with the rumor of him leaving Besiktas.) This would kill off a LOT of rumors involving him.

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12 years ago 6 Comments EuroLeague, MoreAllen Iverson, Australia, Bekir Yarangüme, Beşiktaş Cola Turka, BG Goettingen, Cevher Ozer, Cunyet Erden, EuroCup, Eurocup 2010-11, Fedor Likholitov, Mire Dejuan Chatman, Rodney O, Rodney Overby, Sydney Kings, TBL, Turkey, twitter
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