Aaron McKie News

NBA fans know that Allen Iverson has had his problems in the NBA. We've all heard the now infamous "Practice" rant .

Did the Lakers send a championship ring to Kwame Brown? "What?" Brown responded when asked the question Tuesday night.

The Sixth Man of the Year Award has always intrigued me. On its surface, it seems like an award given to the player most willing to sacrifice his own personal accolades for the betterment of his team.

Aaron McKie was a teammate of Allen Iverson's with the Sixers for 8 years, their best season in 2000-01 when the team reached the NBA Finals, losing in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers.

It's Lionel Hollins' fault. It must be. Hollins is the coach of the Memphis Grizzllies, and he won't put Allen Iverson in the starting lineup.

It was a day of medical terms and injury evaluations, a time for the Lakers to take a breath after two overtime road victories and, of greater importance, take stock of their ailing big men.

Newly acquired Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol said on Sunday he was delighted with his trade from the Memphis Grizzlies to the contending Lakers.

Since December of 2006, 76ers basketball just hasn't been the same. Allen Iverson was the heart and soul of the 76ers for a decade.

Since December of 2006, 76ers basketball just hasn't been the same. Allen Iverson was the heart and soul of the 76ers for a decade.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced today that Head Coach Eddie Jordan has named Mike O'Koren as Associate Head Coach and will retain Jim Lynam and Aaron McKie as assistant coaches for the upcoming season.

On February 3, 2008, Memphis traded Pau Gasol to the Lakers for: a 2008 #1 a 2010 #1 Aaron McKie Javaris Crittenden Kwame Brown Cash Marc Gasol http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3226203 At the time everyone who knew anything about basketball and hated the Lakers groaned loudly at this horrendous giveaway.

A quick look at how the Lakers acquired their 2009 Western Conference championship team.

ORLANDO VS. L.A. LAKERS Thu.: at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Sun.: at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Tue., June 9: at Orlando, 9 p.m. Thu., June 11: at Orlando, 9 p.m. x-Sun., June 14: at Orlando 8 p.m. x-Tue., June 16: at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. x-Thu., June 18: at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Note 76ers: Philadelphia introduced Eddie Jordan as its new coach, the team's third ...

Let the record show that Eddie Jordan owns a home in Princeton, N.J. All the best maps and computer links indicate a drive from there to the Wachovia Center in reasonable traffic should take about 55 minutes.

This article was originally published in the Daily News on June 16, 2001. And so this is how the journey ends: Not with the bang we all wanted, but certainly not with a whimper.

Twenty-five years ago on today, the Suns beat the Los Angles Lakers to set up a much-hyped Game 6 in the 1984 Western Conference finals.

This article was originally published in the Inquirer on June 16, 2001. The end to a memorable season became evident with 9 minutes, 13 seconds left.

This article was originally published in the Inquirer on February 15, 2001. It was time.