And so it ends for Allen Iverson.
Unwanted and unloved, the answer for Iverson is retirement.
He remains too stubborn for his own good but stubbornness is not a strength—it's a weakness.
At one time or another, everyone of us has had to accept change. Like it or not, it's a part of life.
Those who adapt, learn from it, move on and usually become better people.
Those who don't end eventually up being forgotten and passed over.
After a career of being "the man" and being in spotlight, when it dimmed, he didn't want to step away.
For all his prodigious talent, Iverson wasn't a leader. He was a soldier who didn't know how to bring the best out of his team mates.
His career was always all about him. He didn't know how to share and he looked uncomfortable when he was asked to do it.
Iverson's legacy is one of contradictions.
He was truly a great individual talent. Someone who fought well above his weight. He was tough and uncompromising.
But he would bend to nobody. No player, no team.
Everyone had to accommodate ...
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