Allen Iverson Could Save His Career This Weekend

We are less than a week away from the 2010 NBA All-Star game, which will be played in front of possibly 90,000 people at the Cowboys stadium in Dallas. The one man who will have all eyes on him is the guy who has had all eyes on him for the past 10 years: Allen Ezail Iverson.

Iverson has a chance to prove to the world that he does deserve this spot in the All-Star game. And who knows, since he has been on this three-game personal leave to attend to his daughter, he may have also been training.

AI is one hungry player, and he is hungry to prove people wrong and prove to coaches and owners around the league that he is still an elite player. What better place to do it than the All-Star game?

Twenty-five of the best players will be playing in that game, and Iverson has a chance to show the world that he is still capable of taking over in big games.

Iverson has put on a show every time he has played in the All-Star game. He is a two time All-Star game MVP ('01, '05) and dropped 35-7-7 in the 2003 All-Star game, when his team came up short to the West in OT.

What a night it would be if Iverson were to win the game MVP for a third time this weekend. Imagine if he came out firing jumpers, crossing everyone up, and throwing alley-oops to LeBron and D-Wade like he did to Vince and T-Mac in the early 2000s. What if he hit three-pointer after three-pointer like he did in 2001, and what if his team won?

AI can have a 20 point, 10 assist game, and if his team wins, he will be the last man standing so that he can raise another MVP trophy. 

This All-Star game is the most important of Iverson's career. It could be his last, or it could extend his career, depending on how he plays.

Coach Van Gundy will probably play him if he plays well in the first quarter, and if AI gets around 25 minutes, then this All-Star game could be one for the ages. What a feel good story it would be if Iverson, who was not wanted by any teams in the offseason, won the All-Star MVP, especially since his daughter has been ill for the past week.

Iverson owes the world a performance to remember. He owes the fans who voted him into this game a performance to remember. Iverson owes the owners and executives who did not want him on their teams during the offseason this performance. And most of all, he owes the Sixers this performance.  If they had not taken a chance, then this scenario would not have been possible.

Iverson needs this performance, and the world needs this performance. Iverson was born to be an All-Star. Now it is his time to shine brightest.