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Former 76er great Allen Iverson will have his number 3 officially retired tonight before the Sixers take on the Wizards at home. Every one who is a sports fan in Philly knows that Allen Iverson was one of the most pivotal, charasmatic, explosive – and controversial players to ever don a Sixers uniform. After playing for the Sixers for 10 years, Iverson moved his career to Denver, Detroit, Memphis, and finally back to Philadelphia for one season.
As a tribute to one of Philly's most beloved sons, Phillies outfielder Marlon Byrd has decided to wear a personalized jersey that reads "Iverson" and his iconic number 3. Phillies beat writer Todd Zolecki tweeted the photo earlier this morning.
It is against MLB rules to wear a jersey that does not display your name (unless authorized by the league), so it seems more unlikely that likely that we'll be seeing Allen Iverson hitting DH today.
Erik Seybold is a writer for Philliedelphia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ErikSeyboldPHI.
