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PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown made it
clear that star guard Allen Iverson must follow team rules.
"I wonder what your relationship would be with any employee you
might have if he doesn't choose to come to work on time, doesn't
choose to come to work at all, doesn't choose to do the things
everybody else in the organization does, and then says he's upset
with the way he's being treated," Brown said Thursday.
"If he wants to be on time to practice, and practice on a daily
basis, and follow the rules all the other players follow, then he's
not going to have a problem with me. But if it continues to be a
situation where he's late, doesn't practice, doesn't do the things
other players do, then it's going to be a problem."
Brown, back in town for the team's annual pre-summer rookie and
veteran's camp beginning Friday at Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine, said Iverson was not a factor in his decision
not to pursue the North Carolina job.
As for Iverson's recent statement that he's finally come to
realize he must change, Brown said he remains unconvinced.
"I remember, the end of last season, we talked about things
Allen needed to do -- and it didn't change. I had the same
conversation after this season. So we'll see," Brown said.
"If he's going to do things right, well, then, he'll be here.
If he shows he can, he'll be a big part of this team," he said.
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