Rumor Had it That Baller Was Barred; Bo Knows Banking
Rumor had it that baller was barred. After ending his season with the Detroit Pistons early, Allen Iverson made news again recently after his bodyguard reportedly got into a scrap at a casino. Frequently spotted at the game tables around Detroit, the point guard was said to have caused a dust-up in the weeks since his departure from the Pistons was announced. But both Iverson and casino managers denied rumors that followed, suggesting that Iverson was banned entry from any of the facilities. Iverson is sitting out the rest of the NBA season after claiming a back injury prevents him from performing. But it’s been openly speculated the Iverson chose to sit out rather than play back-up to Pistons starter Richard Hamilton.
Bo knows banking. Having achieved all-star status in both the NFL and Major League Baseball, Bo Jackson knows a thing or two about money. The retired top athlete and pitchman for the old “Bo Knows…” Nike campaigns is a founding investor in the Chicago-area’s Burr Ridge Bank and Trust. Jackson will sit on the board of directors, as well as interacting with staff at the location that opened this week. “We’re a small community bank, and one thing we all decided is that if we are going to do a bank in our community, it needs to be owned by the people who live in the community,” Jackson told reporters. He retired from football in 1990 and from baseball four years later.
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