The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A week after the Philadelphia 76ers’ Allen Iverson announced he was leaving basketball for the rest of the season to be with his sick 4-year-old daughter, the star’s wife filed for divorce in Fulton County Superior Court. In the divorce petition filed on Tuesday, Tawanna Iverson said her 8 ½-year-long marriage to the

Rhonda Cook of the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION reports: (Inset: Messiah Iverson) A week after the Philadelphia 76ers’ Allen Iverson announced he was leaving basketball for the rest of the season to be with his sick 4-year-old daughter, the star’s wife filed for divorce in Fulton County Superior Court. In the divorce petition filed on Tuesday, Tawanna Iverson said her

  The Allen Iverson Era came to an end on Tuesday when the Philadelphia 76ers and Iverson agreed to part ways because Iverson had to take care of his 4 year old ill daughter Messiah. Iverson was in and out of the lineup all season for the Sixers…Read the full article on Bleacher Report…

It would appear that, for better or worse, the experiment of bringing Allen Iverson back for a Philadelphia farewell tour has come to its conclusion. Though I doubt anyone wanted it to end quite like this, part of me is actually relieved that it finished as quietly as it did–no public feuds with the coaching staff, no sulking on the court or on the bench, and no embarrassingly awkward press conferences. Just a mutually-agreed-upon dissolution of service

It would appear that, for better or worse, the experiment of bringing Allen Iverson back for a Philadelphia farewell tour has come to its conclusion. Though I doubt anyone wanted it to end quite like this, part of me is actually relieved that it finished as quietly as it did–no public feuds with the coaching staff, no sulking on the court or on the bench, and no embarrassingly awkward press conferences. Just a mutually-agreed-upon dissolution of service

Bob Ford of The Philadelphia Inquirer: “Well, that was fun. The nonstop thrill ride that was Allen Iverson, Part II, came to an end yesterday when 76ers general manager Ed Stefanski announced that Iverson would miss the rest of this exciting NBA season.

AI is officially done for the year, Monta is done for a while, and CP3 could be back sooner than later. • The 76ers announced Tuesday that Allen Iverson(notes) will not return to the team this season, a move that should not have come as a surprise to anyone

The 76ers pushed for their recent split with guard Allen Iverson…

Monday night was “Elton Brand Night” in Philadelphia. To honor their big 2008 free agent signing’s contribution to the team’s Community Assist Ticket Program, all Brand merchandise was 25 percent off, fans had a chance to win Elton Brand(notes) gear, and SuperPretzels were only a dollar. Sounds like a party.So how did Elton Brand fare on his big night?Awk-ward!Brand sat the game out with tendinitis in his Achilles

David Dow/NBAE/Getty Images It’s unclear if any team would offer Iverson — voted an All-Star starter — a minimum contract. Today the Sixers confirm what has been whispered for some time: Allen Iverson won’t be back in a Sixers’ uniform this season