DENVER —Allen Iverson, peeling off his civvies, isn't as concerned about the Minnesota Timberwolves 90 minutes before tip-off as he is about listening to another kind of game plan.Next season is the end of his four-year, $76.7 million contract, but Iverson, 32, says he wants to remain a Nugget for life — until 39, when he plans to retire.

IVERSON OK WITH BARKLEY DENVER--One of Charles Barkley's biggest fans...Allen Iverson?

"I honestly love Charles he's the only reason I watch (TNT's) Inside the NBA," the Denver Nuggets guard says of one of his chief critics. "He's entertaining and funny. I love him to death, as far as what he does