Iverson sued for assault in a Washington nightclub

[JT_55]

Well, another sports player in trouble with the law. It's starting to be not as suprising anymore.

Anyway, here's the story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4937948.html
http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_6245490

Iverson says it's just a scheme to get his money. Whatever.

[Sauru]

it probably is a ploy to get his money. even if iverson punched the guy in the nose i would not doubt that the guy only started with iverson in hopes to get him to punch him so he could sue him.

[JT_55]

Well, it didn't work. The jury only gave one of them $260K (drop in the bucket in Iverson's standards) and that's for pain and suffering. AI and his bodyguard wants to appeal.

Story:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2930669

[Sauru]

i would say it did work. it may be a drop in the bucket to iverson but to normal every day people 260k is nothing to laugh at. i would be happy as shit if a nba player punched me in the face, or hell beat the shit outa me. i then ran up only 10k in hospital bills and was awarded 260 grand for it. i dont know about you but thats like 5-6 years worth of work for me all at once lol.

[JT_55]

I don't even work yet, so...

They only gave it to one of them, though. The other guy didn't get anything at all. But I guess you're right. I would take a 260K for a punch or get beaten up anyday.