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Allen Iverson Joins Ice Cube’s 3-On-3 Basketball League

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Back in December Ice Cube announced his &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Big 3” basketball league&comma; which will consist of former NBA players hitting the court again to play a game of 3 on 3 throughout the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now the league has gained a prominent player for their debut season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;sports&period;yahoo&period;com&sol;news&sol;sources-allen-iverson-to-serve-as-head-coachplayer-in-new-big3-league-215305624&period;html">Yahoo Sports<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; Allen Iverson has joined the league as one of the eight players to pull double duty as a player-coach&period; Therefore&comma; fans will get to see him play the sport again&comma; but they will also get a taste of his coaching skills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A press conference will be held in New York City on Wednesday&comma; where he will talk more about his new role&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Iverson last played in the NBA during the 2009-2010 season&comma; after spending a total of 14 seasons in the NBA&period; In 2016 he was also inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ice Cube explained his idea behind the development of this new league&comma; he said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I thought of this concept as a fan who got sick of seeing his heroes retire and not play anymore&period; A lot of these guys can still play once they retire–just not the back-to-backs or four games in five nights&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Big 3 League is expected to launch this summer after the 2016-2017 NBA season wraps up&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates what are your thoughts&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;sports&period;yahoo&period;com&sol;news&sol;sources-allen-iverson-to-serve-as-head-coachplayer-in-new-big3-league-215305624&period;html">http&colon;&sol;&sol;sports&period;yahoo&period;com&sol;news&sol;sources-allen-iverson-to-serve-as-head-coachplayer-in-new-big3-league-215305624&period;html <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;complex&period;com&sol;sports&sol;2017&sol;01&sol;allen-iverson-commits-to-being-player-coach-in-upcoming-nba3-league">http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;complex&period;com&sol;sports&sol;2017&sol;01&sol;allen-iverson-commits-to-being-player-coach-in-upcoming-nba3-league<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TSR STAFF&colon; 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