Editing Allen Iverson (section)

=== Memphis Grizzlies (2009) ===
On September 10, 2009, Iverson signed a one-year contract with the [[Memphis Grizzlies]].<ref name="nba.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_sign_allen_iverson-090910.html|title=Grizzlies sign four-time scoring champion Allen Iverson|website=[[NBA.com]]|access-date=December 23, 2014|archive-date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201936/https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_sign_allen_iverson-090910.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He stated that "God chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career," and that "I feel that they are committed to developing a winner."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wizardsinsider/2009/09/god_chose_memphis.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=God Chose Memphis? | access-date=September 10, 2009 | archive-date=November 15, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115112943/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/wizardsinsider/2009/09/god_chose_memphis.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

However, Iverson again expressed his displeasure at being a bench player,<ref>{{cite web |last=Spears |first=Marc J. |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-iversongrizzlies110309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns |title=Grizzlies, Iverson off to rocky start |date=November 3, 2009 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=November 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106035040/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-iversongrizzlies110309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns |url-status=live }}</ref> and left the team on November 7, 2009, for "personal reasons."<ref>{{cite web |last=Spears |first=Marc J. |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-iversonleaves110709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns |title=Iverson leaves the Grizzlies |date=November 8, 2009 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=November 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091111152618/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-iversonleaves110709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 16, the Grizzlies announced the team terminated his contract by "mutual agreement."<ref name="TSN waive">{{cite news
 |url = https://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=298628
 |title = Grizzlies part ways with Iverson
 |publisher = [[The Sports Network]]
 |date = November 16, 2009
|access-date = December 7, 2017
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131012110805/http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=298628
 |archive-date = October 12, 2013
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> He played three games for the Grizzlies, averaging 12.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, and 3.7 apg in 22.3 mpg.