When I was getting ready to jump, they were on their way down and hit me in the shoulder. But I didn't think it was anything, because I just caught a sharp pain and it went away. I'm not going to use it as an excuse for me missing shots. If that was the case, I shouldn't have been playing. I'm hurting, but that's no excuse for me missing shots.
Nobody seems to know.
After the Sixers' heartbreaking 89-88 loss on Sunday, they were obviously frustrated and disappointed. Iverson wouldn't talk to reporters. Other players did so reluctantly. So coach Larry Brown spoke for many of them. He pointed to its 28-percent shooting in the fourth quarter.