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===Return to the 76ers (2009β2010)=== [[File:Allen Iverson Sixers jumper2.jpg|thumb|Iverson, during his second stint in [[Philadelphia]], shoots a jump shot for the 76ers in 2010]] On November 25, 2009, analyst [[Stephen A. Smith]] published on his blog a statement attributed to Iverson announcing plans for retirement, which also said, "I feel strongly that I can still compete at the highest level."<ref name="retirement announcement">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4690266|date=November 27, 2009|access-date=August 20, 2014|title=Report: Iverson to retire|website=[[ESPN]]|archive-date=August 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821155318/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4690266|url-status=live}}</ref> Less than a week later on November 30, Iverson and his representatives met with a [[Philadelphia 76ers]] delegation about returning to his former team,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4702589 |first=Marc |last=Stein |author-link=Marc Stein (reporter) |title=Sources: Sixers closer to Answer |date=December 1, 2009 |work=[[ESPN.com]] |access-date=December 2, 2009 |archive-date=December 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204170614/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4702589 |url-status=live }}</ref> and accepted a contract offer two days later. General manager [[Ed Stefanski]] declined to go into the terms of the agreement, but an unnamed source told the [[Associated Press]] that Iverson agreed to a one-year non-guaranteed contract at the league minimum salary. Iverson would receive a prorated portion of the $1.3 million minimum salary for players with at least 10 years of experience, and the contract would become guaranteed for the remainder of the 2009β10 season if he remained on the roster on January 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/sports/78396707.html |title=Iverson's humble homecoming |date=December 3, 2009 |first=Phil |last=Jasner |publisher=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |access-date=December 3, 2009 |archive-date=December 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207010719/http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/sports/78396707.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Stefanski said the team made the decision to pursue Iverson after starting guard [[Lou Williams]] suffered a broken jaw and was expected to miss at least 30 games.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/20091202_Iverson_agrees_to_non-guaranteed_deal_with_Sixers.html |title=Iverson agrees to non-guaranteed deal with Sixers |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=December 2, 2006 |publisher=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |access-date=December 3, 2009 |archive-date=December 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215103800/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/sports_breaking/20091202_Iverson_agrees_to_non-guaranteed_deal_with_Sixers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 7, 2009, Iverson made his return to Philadelphia, garnering a thunderous ovation from the sold-out crowd, in a loss against his former team, the Denver Nuggets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4721932 |title=Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson starts Monday against Denver Nuggets |publisher=ESPN |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=December 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091210203239/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4721932 |url-status=live }}</ref> He finished the game with 11 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, a steal, and no turnovers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20091207/DENPHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore |title=The Game Happens Here |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604024200/http://www.nba.com/games/20091207/DENPHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore |url-status=live }}</ref> Iverson's first win in his return to Philadelphia came one week later, in a 20-point effort against the [[Golden State Warriors]], ending the Sixers' 12-game losing streak (which stood at 9 games before Iverson returned).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20091214/GSWPHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore |title=The Game Happens Here |work=NBA.com |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=April 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410132752/http://www.nba.com/games/20091214/GSWPHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore |url-status=live }}</ref> He shot 70 percent from the field in the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.nba.com/game/#!/0020900345/|title=NBA.com/Stats|access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-date=May 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508221129/http://stats.nba.com/game/#!/0020900345/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On January 3, 2010, he returned to Denver to face the Nuggets; Iverson scored 17 points and had seven assists in the 108β105 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20091214/GSWPHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore|title=NBA.com β The Game Happens Here|website=[[NBA.com]]|access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-date=March 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306032654/http://www.nba.com/games/20091214/GSWPHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore|url-status=live}}</ref> He was voted as a starter for the [[2010 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] for the 11th straight season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2010/allstar/2010/01/22/iverson.selection.ap/index.html |title=NBA.com: Iverson makes no apologies for All-Star start |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=January 2, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119111649/http://www.nba.com/2010/allstar/2010/01/22/iverson.selection.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 19, 2016 }}</ref> He scored a season-high 23 points (on 56% shooting from the field) in a 99β91 loss to [[Kobe Bryant]] and the defending champion Lakers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/postgame_report_100129.html|title=SIXERS: Postgame Report β Lakers vs. Sixers β 1/29/2010|website=[[NBA.com]]|access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305193413/http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/postgame_report_100129.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.nba.com/game/#!/0020900678/|title=NBA.com/Stats|access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-date=May 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508221129/http://stats.nba.com/game/#!/0020900678/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 22, 2010, Iverson left the 76ers indefinitely, citing the need to attend to his 4-year-old daughter Messiah's health issues, which he revealed years later as [[Kawasaki disease|Kawasaki Disease]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4936773 |agency=Associated Press |date=February 22, 2010 |title=Iverson out to spend time with daughter |access-date=May 26, 2013 |archive-date=April 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408095425/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4936773 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=pennyccwai|title=One of the most REALEST interview on Allen Iverson (2017) *talking about big3, nba etc.|date=May 25, 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oHsDcLbpqI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/_oHsDcLbpqI| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=June 27, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On March 2, Stefanski announced Iverson would not return to the 76ers for the rest of the season to deal with the personal matter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/Iverson_officially_done_with_the_Sixers.html|title=Iverson officially done with the Sixers|work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]|date=March 2, 2010|access-date=March 3, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100307031916/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/Iverson_officially_done_with_the_Sixers.html| archive-date= March 7, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> His final NBA game was a road loss against [[Derrick Rose]] and the [[Chicago Bulls]] on February 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=300220004|title=76ers vs. Bulls β Game Recap β February 20, 2010 β ESPN|access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053429/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300220004|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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