It looks like “the Answer” is getting in on the NBA lockout exhibition game trend.
Former Sixers star Allen Iverson is set to host a two-day professional basketball tournament in Las Vegas.
A.I. is working with the Justice Entertainment Group on the four-team Las Vegas Superstar Challenge slated for Nov. 12-13 at the Thomas and Mack Center.
He is to appear at a news conference Wednesday to announce captains and players for each team. It’s unclear if A.I. himself will take the court. There were rumors that he would play in a charity game featuring LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Tyreke Evans and others last month at the Palestra but A.I. didn’t play.
Iverson has been out of the NBA since 2010 and spent part of last year playing in Turkey. He was the NBA MVP in 2001, when he led the 76ers to the NBA finals.
With the NBA in a lockout, the league's top stars have been playing in charity and exhibition games.
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