Memphis fans welcome Iverson

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – Believing he still has something to prove, Allen Iverson signed a one-year contract on Thursday with a Memphis Grizzlies team that hasn’t reached the NBA playoffs since 2006 and has never won a playoffs game.

Though the 10-time All-Star and former league MVP has scored more than 23,000 points in his NBA career, he wasn’t a highly sought-after free agent.

The 34-year-old guard heard all the talk that he’s lost a step, that last year’s dip in offensive production indicated he’s on the downside of an All-Star career, maybe even ready for retirement.

But Iverson wants to prove those critics wrong, and he’ll get his chance in Memphis. (AP)