• Allen Iverson’s “Boorish behavior” gets him banned from casinos.

A bad back has allowed Detroit Piston Allen Iverson to appear in only three games since March but hasn’t kept him from playing in Detroit’s downtown casinos. AI (and his posse) got a little loud in a card club and in a taxi in Minneapolis earlier in the season, but his behavior in Detroit’s gambling joints has landed him on the banned list.

Iverson is banned from the MGM and Greektown. The NBA is investigating an incident involving one of AI’s bodyguards at Greektown, but most of the blame falls on Allen.

From The Detroit News Pistons Blog:

Iverson, though, has been banned mostly for his boorish behavior. He is a bad loser, and he loses a lot, often throwing his chips or cards at the dealer. He has been warned about improper behavior at the tables repeatedly. He is often loud and disruptive, according to witnesses, rude to dealers, other players and the wait staff.

As somebody that will usually find a way to defend AI, all I can say is maybe he’s practicing his passing by throwing chips and cards at dealers. And he’s rude to the dealers, other players, and wait staff to get ready for dealing with the likes of Joey Crawford and Violet Palmer.