By all accounts, Allen Iverson could well be at the beginning of the end of his career: Ongoing back problems just benched him for at least two weeks, and he’s enjoying a career-low 18-point-average this season. Sic transit gloria, indeed. And we’ll just say it: We miss The Answer. Shit was just so much more interesting when he was around. Even still, the cult of Iverson persists here, as evidenced by this new poster from the Birdland guys, celebrating A.I. in his better days. Allen, if you’re out there, when all of this is finally over, we’re willing to bet that Philly would welcome you back as a local celeb/pitchman/radio or TV personality with open arms. (Gladwyne, however, might be a different story.) All you’d have to do is obey two simple rules: Bring your mom back with you, because she was awesome, and under no circumstances would you be allowed to rap.

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 5th, 2009 at 12:58 pm.