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Whether in shape or out of it, we do know that Joe Abunassar is going to hold a one-week boot camp at Impact Basketball in Las Vegas, Nevada next week, and that should help some veterans get themselves back into playing shape. HoopsWorld

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Chris Palmer: Allen Iverson planning a four-game barnstorming tour which will include stops in Atlanta and Las Vegas. Twitter

Allen Iverson, Las Vegas 

Event organizers have postponed a professional basketball tournament in Las Vegas hosted by NBA star Allen Iverson. The tournament scheduled for this weekend has been moved to Jan. 6-7 at the Thomas and Mack Center. Iverson says discussions to end the NBA lockout were the reason the tournament was postponed. ESPN.com

Allen Iverson, Las Vegas 

Bankrupt former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker is expected to get a new sentencing date after pleading guilty in Nevada to failing to repay some $750,000 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos. His lawyer and a prosecutor say the 35-year-old Walker won’t appear in court Thursday. Boston Herald

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Chris Palmer: Allen Iverson's manager Gary Moore says AI's Vegas game would likely be canceled if the lockout ends. Twitter

Allen Iverson, CBA, Lockout, Las Vegas 

Bankrupt former NBA All-Star Antoine Walker is due before a state court judge in Nevada after pleading guilty in June to failing to repay some $750,000 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos. A prosecutor said the 35-year-old Walker is expected to be sentenced Thursday to probation and promise to repay the debts incurred in 2008 at the Planet Hollywood and Red Rock Casino Resort, and in January 2009 at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. Walker is from Chicago. He was a three-time All-Star with the Boston Celtics [team stats] before winning a 2006 NBA championship with the Miami Heat. He hasn’t played in the NBA since 2008. Boston Herald

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Iverson is working with the Justice Entertainment Group on the four-team Las Vegas Superstar Challenge slated for Nov. 12-13 at the Thomas and Mack Center. Iverson, who signed a contract with the Griz for the 2009-10 season, will announce the event Wednesday in Las Vegas. Confirmed players include: Amare Stoudemire (New York Knicks), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder), Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics), Tyreke Evans (Sacramento Kings), Lou Williams (Philadelphia 76ers), Hakim Warrick (Phoenix Suns), Chauncey Billups (New York Knicks), Al Harrington (Denver Nuggets), Stephen Jackson (Golden State Warriors), Monte Ellis (Golden State Warriors), Corey Maggette (Charlotte Bobcats), Matt Barnes (Los Angeles Lakers), David Lee (Golden State Warriors), James Harden (Oklahoma City Thunder), Ryan Hollins (Cleveland Cavaliers), Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers), Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats), Derrick Williams (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Marcus Morris (Houston Rockets). Memphis Commercial Appeal

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On Saturday, Denver Nuggets player Al Harrington took the Bugsy Challenge at Burger Joint at Flamingo Las Vegas. The Bugsy Challenge consists of a burger with six one-third- pound burger patties, six types of cheese (American, cheddar, pepper jack, fresh house-made mozzarella, Swiss and panko-crusted deep-fried provolone), chorizo, sautéed mushrooms, black and tan onion rings, three strips of applewood smoked bacon, three strips of cayenne peppered bacon and a fried egg, all oozing with Burger Joint’s special pink peppercorn aioli. This massive burger is accompanied by a cast iron skillet packed with two whole potatoes cut in wedges and deep fried, then smothered in cheddar cheese sauce, three-cheese blend, crumbled bacon, sliced green onions and topped with two strips of cayenne peppered bacon. Haute Living Magazine

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Former NBA star Allen Iverson is set to host a two-day professional basketball tournament in Las Vegas. Iverson is working with the Justice Entertainment Group on the four-team Las Vegas Superstar Challenge slated for Nov. 12-13 at the Thomas and Mack Center. Booth Newspapers

Allen Iverson, Lockout, Las Vegas 

Former NBA All-Star Allen Iverson is hosting the Las Vegas Superstar Challenge on Nov. 12-13, sources told Yahoo! Sports. The tournament includes four teams with captains, including Iverson, who will recruit players for their respective teams. NBA All-Stars who could participate include Kevin Durant, Amar’e Stoudemire and Paul Pierce, sources said. Iverson is expected to announce the participants for all four teams in Las Vegas next week. The winner of the Nov. 12 games at Thomas & Mack Center will play in a championship game the next day. The Nov. 12 games are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET to allow players to attend the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Marquez fight that evening. Yahoo! Sports

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Typically the way gambling works is that you bet on the outcome of a game. But in this case, you can throw down some money on there not being any. Bodog.com has released their odds on how many games the NBA will play this year. All 82? That's 8/5. Somewhere between 51 and 81 games? 4/1. Just one to 50? 3/1. But the best odds? Bad news everybody: Those are set at 5/4. So Vegas doesn't see a season happening. CBSSports.com

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Brandon Rush: John Wall is gonna be a problem this year. Got that stroke going Twitter

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Michael Lee: Rudy Gay is looking much better today @impactbball. He's knocking down pullup jumpers, not as winded & had a vicious lefty dunk in the lane Twitter

Memphis Grizzlies, Rudy Gay, Las Vegas, Impact Basketball 

Michael Lee: Las Vegas native Marcus Banks is really running the show @impactbball, dropping behind-the-back passes & getting to rim. Not used to this Twitter

Las Vegas, Marcus Banks, Impact Basketball 

Brian Mahoney: Seems from Twitter that every player is playing great in Vegas. You can tell writers are happy to see ball again. Or happy to be in Vegas. Twitter

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Of course, Abunassar's "Lockout League" is not without problems. Many games are blowouts, which results in the second half turning into little more than a glorified pickup game. There is little passing -- if the nearby casinos listed the over/under for number of passes per possession, it would be 1 1/2 -- and even less defense. Worse, no one can see it. The original plan was to broadcast the games on YouTube but escalating production costs -- between $70,000 and $100,000, according to Abunassar -- forced Abunassar to scrap it at the last minute. "Everyone wanted the content," Abunassar said. "But we put this thing together so quickly, there just wasn't enough time to find ways to pay for it." SI.com

Las Vegas, Impact Basketball 

Surprisingly unimpressive player: Sixers center Marreese Speights, who looked winded and a little lost on the floor on Tuesday. SI.com

Philadelphia 76ers, Las Vegas, Marreese Speights, Impact Basketball 

Michael Lee: John Wall is destroying cats @impactbball. He had 47 pts on Tues., giving him a 3-game total of 130 (or 43.3 pts per game) #wizards Twitter

Washington Wizards, John Wall, Las Vegas, Impact Basketball 

Michael Lee: Jordan Crawford had a triple double with 20 pts, 13 rebs & 10 asst; Rashard Lewis had 21 pts & 16 rebs, but G team #wizards lost again. Twitter

Washington Wizards, Rashard Lewis, Las Vegas, Jordan Crawford, Impact Basketball 

Chris Mannix: Kenyon Martin watches JaVale McGee launch a hook over him, says "Hell motherf----- no" when it misses. Then calls for sub. Twitter

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