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Iverson manager: Former MVP Allen Iverson preparing for return next season to NBA

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Allen Iverson is working on a comeback.Gary Moore, Iverson's personal manager, said that Iverson is planning a return to the NBA next season. Iverson returned to the Philadelphia 76ers in December and took a leave of absence in March because of family issues."Allen is working out and he's getting himself prepared to make his return," Moore said by phone Friday. "He absolutely will try and play next year."Iverson left the Sixers to deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah."With God's graces, she's doing very well," Moore said.Iverson has not talked publicly since ending his second stint with the Sixers. Iverson's wife, Tawanna, filed for divorce the same week he left Philadelphia. He posted messages on his Twitter account in March telling fans he expected to overcome the most recent obstacles in his life.Iverson's most recent Twitter updates were promotions for his basketball camp in July and his documentary "Deconstructing Allen Iverson."...

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