25
Sep

Allen Iverson’s shoes get the bronze

By Alison 0 Comments
Categories: Allen Social News

From:The Denver Post

Article Launched: 09/20/2007 01:00:00 AM MDT

Allen Iverson was the proud papa Wednesday when the Reebok basketball family gathered at the company’s headquarters in Canton, Mass., for a get-together.

Iverson’s footwear lines, The Answer and The Question, always have been big sellers for the company. To show its appreciation, the company presented A.I. with a pair of his shoes bronzed, as well as a $10,000 check for his charity, Crossover Promotions.

“Reebok has always been with me, through all the ups and downs of my career,” said Iverson, who signed with Reebok as soon as he got to the NBA and has a lifetime deal with them.

As with any family reunion, a softball game broke out - no word on who really won.

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_6942412

No photos included.

25
Sep

Added old allen iverson fantasy wallpapers

By Alison 0 Comments
Categories: Graphics

Hey guys,

I added the old allen iverson fantasy wallpapers from Raquel site to this one. Enjoy! Just remember I didn’t make them, Raquel did! So check out the wallpaper page to see all the Allen Iverson Wallpaper goodness!Next, I’ll add my old ones, as well as a new simple one I made. Enjoy.

Check out the wallpaper page.

07
Aug

Iverson A No Show

By LaToya 2 Comments
Categories: General Allen

Published Sunday | August 5, 2007
Basketball: Iverson a no-show at Burke youth rally
BY DIRK CHATELAIN
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

One hour passed, then two, then three. Where was Allen Iverson?

Not at Omaha Burke High School, where he was scheduled to appear at a youth rally on Saturday afternoon in conjunction with Native Omaha Days.

Finally at 6:10 p.m., following a scheduled fraternity basketball game, about 2,000 Iverson fans who had paid $10 to $12 were told that the NBA star had a family issue and couldn’t make it. No refunds were given, but proceeds from the event would go to charities, said event promoter Dave Chambers of HYB Entertainment.

It was Iverson’s second cancelled appearance in 24 hours. He was scheduled to headline a Friday night party at The Digz. He also missed a party on Saturday night.

Chambers, who had been setting up Iverson’s Native Omaha Days appearances for the past year, said he received a press release on Friday night from Iverson’s managers saying the Denver Nuggets guard had a family emergency and couldn’t make any of the weekend festivities.

The youth rally wasn’t cancelled, however, because the same managers indicated later Friday that Iverson was still coming, Chambers said.

Chambers tried to salvage the event, renting a private jet for $12,500 and sending it to Virginia on Saturday afternoon. Iverson never got on the plane.

Most fans filed out of the gymnasium quietly disappointed. Others voiced their displeasure more passionately. Victoria Faulkner-Combs brought seven kids to Burke, paying $84 for tickets. Her 15-year-old daughter is a cancer survivor who has always cheered the former MVP.

“Her dream was to get a picture with Allen Iverson,” Faulkner-Combs said.

Iverson, one of the NBA’s best talents since he joined the league in 1996, has always attracted controversy.

His tattoos and cornrows don’t play well in corporate America, but he’s a role model, said Fred Wright, who attended Saturday’s event. He’s shown disadvantaged kids they can overcome a rough childhood.

“He represents the struggle of black people,” said Wright, who runs an urban league outside Cleveland. “He’s somebody who was labeled a bad kid that made it. There are a lot of Allen Iversons in the black community.”

Ray McGaugh, a 5-foot-10 sophomore basketball player at Burke, owns two Iverson jerseys and a collection of DVDs and video tapes.

He came Saturday to see his idol. He sat wondering what AI was going to tell him. He left without the answer.

Source: http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10096450

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