Iverson out for Revenge as Nuggets face 76ers

Allen Iverson could be the most excited man in Denver despite the tragic death of Broncos cornerback, Darrent Williams

That is of course his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, will come into town. This will be the very first meeting of the 76ers and Allen Iverson since that fateful day when Philadelphia decided to trade away one of the best scorers in NBA Basketball to the rocky mountains of Denver, Colorado.

However, as A.I. was preparing to face his former teammates, a funny thing happened as Nuggets guard Allen Iverson was about to address facing his old team after practice on Monday.

Practice was canceled.

And before you could finish the phrase, ''We're talkin' about practice,'' the man at the center of the Nuggets' revival was gone. No practice. No A.I. No talking. It doesn't mean his game won't spew out much more than his mouth ever could, anyway.

At least that's what the Denver Nuggets hope.

''I'm sure he's going to be extremely excited,'' Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl said, adding that he does not expect Iverson to step out of the boundaries of Denver's system to prove a point to his former teammates.

''He knows both sides,'' Karl said. ''I think he wants to play great, but I think he also understands that we can't break away from building what we've been building. He's a pro. He's going to be fine. And if we can, we'll help him have a great game. If they triple-team him, we're going to have to find other ways to win the game. The most important thing, the No. 1 priority, maybe the only priority, is to win.''

Of course, with the makeup the Philadelphia 76ers are in right now in the aftermath of Allen Iverson's departure, a Denver Nuggets win is almost a certainty.

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