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Iverson's Detroit story: "Worst of my career"
Allen Iverson has come out to clarify what he views as the worst season of his career with the Detroit Pistons last season.
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Allen Iverson calls his one season in Detroit the "worst year of my career" and claims team officials, and head coach Michael Curry, "lied" to him about coming off the bench instead of starting.
Allen Iverson describes a miserable season with the Detroit Pistons in a candid and revealing interview with Page 2's Scoop Jackson. Story
"They told me, straight up, 'Allen we would never disrespect you or your career like that' by making me come off the bench," Iverson said in an interview with ESPN.com Page 2 columnist Scoop Jackson. "That's what they told me to my face. And after that, I never thought about it again. I just went back to playing. Then, they came to me saying that they felt it would be in the 'best interest of the team' if I came off of the bench behind Rip [Richard Hamilton].
"... After that, they told me that if I didn't come off the bench -- the team was going to lie down [not play] on me.
"... When he told me that, that's when I felt that this was the worst career move I'd ever made and it was the worst year of my career."
