Allen Iverson was saving himself for the real game.

What the heck was Allen Iverson thinking when he showed up late to throw out a pitch at a minor-league baseball game (he showed up after the game had already started)?

A. He thought it was a 76ers practice.

B. "Oh, I didn't realize they meant the very first pitch."

C. "A minor-league baseball game?!? Is that what we're talking about here ... a minor-league baseball game?!? Minor-league?!? We're talking about a minor-league baseball game?!? Not a real professional NBA game, the kind of game I give my body up for, the kind of game I would do anything to win?!? We're talking about a minor-league baseball game?!?"

D. He never wants to give up the ball.

E. It was a young man's cry for help.

F. He heard that Larry Brown was singing the national anthem.