Family Comes First for Absent Iverson

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LOS ANGELES -- Allen Iverson has taken plenty of heat in the past year for insisting on being in an NBA starting lineup. But there's another starting five Iverson cares a lot more about.

That would be his five kids. In fact, Iverson joked when his fifth one arrived in October 2008 that he had a full lineup.

Throughout his career, family has always been more important to the Philadelphia guard than basketball. On many occasions, he has taken the podium for a post-game interview with one of his kids on his lap or sitting next to him.

So it has surprised no one close to Iverson that he has taken another leave of absence to be with his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah, who is being treated for an undetermined illness.

 

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