The Grizzlies have granted Allen Iverson a leave of absence for personal reasons. Iverson is once again showing how selfish he is by pouting because he’s not in the starting lineup. He has played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Grizzlies this season and he is averaging 22.3 minutes, 12.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. This will definately hurt the Grizzlies as they were counting on A.I. to give them offense off the bench this season. It will be interesting to see how willing the Grizzlies are to take back Iverson when he decides that he still wants to play. They could play hardball with him the same way the Knicks did with Stephon Marbury or they might try to trade him to a team that he can start for. It would be a shame to see Iverson’s career end this way as he still has the skill to help a team. Iverson has now played in 889 games (877 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 41.4 minutes, 27.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game.

UPDATE: Allen Iverson has been waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.