Allen Iverson News

The Philadelphia 76ers haven’t had an All-Star since 2006, when Allen Iverson representing the team in his last full season in Philly.

A city that cherishes superstars when they win and berates them when they lose, Philadelphia has been rather noncommittal on these new 76ers.

After a judge garnished Allen Iverson’s bank account to pay a debt, it became clearer that his tragedy is coming full circle.

To borrow from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” they came in to praise the revitalized Sixers here last night, not to bury the Heat, filling the building for the first time all season.

So the NBA All-Star Starters were announced last night and to no one’s surprise, the world got it wrong.

It’s not often that a coach comes to the defense of Philly fans. However, this is exactly what 76ers associate coach Michael Curry did on Thursday.

That was demonstrated again Thursday night with the announcement that Miami will again have two of the five starters in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, forward LeBron James and guard Dwyane Wade, while Philadelphia didn’t have any players finish in the top 10 in the fan voting at their respective positions.

The last time I can remember meaningful basketball being played in Milwaukee, the team was led by a diminuitive guard with a knack for scoring.

Sandwiched between last night’s win over Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic and tomorrow night’s game against Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls comes an off day for the 15-6 Philadelphia 76ers .

A Georgia judge has seized control of former basketball great Allen Iverson ’s bank accounts and will begin garnishing his earnings in order to repayA the hefty debt of $859,896.46 to his jeweler, according to TMZ .

Allen Iverson ’s bank account has been commandeered by a Georgia judge … who’s garnishing the former NBA star’s earnings so A.I. can repay a 6-figure debt to his flashy GA jeweler.

They saw it when Pat Croce rappelled down the scoreboard of what was then called the First Union Center, when Allen Iverson was young and Larry Brown was dealin’ out his coaching genius, and Dikembe Mutombo was wagging his finger, and the 76ers were the hot ticket in town.

In Saturday’s win over the Detroit Pistons , Andre Iguodala recorded the eighth triple double of his career and his self-alley oop appeared on highlight reels everywhere.

Standing at the podium dissecting the Philadelphia 76ers’ latest romp, coach Doug Collins commands attention, using his postgame time to again express his love for one of the hottest teams in the NBA.

The 2011-12 Philadelphia 76ers are off to their best start in 10 years, going 13-6 through their first 19 games of the season.