<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Allen Iverson remained hopeful Wednesday a chipped bone in his left thumb won't cost him any games. "Nine times out of 10, I'm playing Friday," Iverson said after the 76ers practiced without the All-Star game MVP. Iverson, the NBA's leading scorer, was hurt in Philadelphia's win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Iverson said Wednesday he still wasn't sure when the injury happened, though he thought it might have been on a play where he was fouled by Kobe Bryant. Iverson did not practice, watching from the sideline in street clothes with his thumb in a cast and wearing his Yankees cap askew.</div> Source
