Aug.9 at 2:33 pm

Ryan Jones says:
For f*cks sake.

Aug.9 at 2:35 pm

Gerard Himself says:
oh no

Aug.9 at 2:35 pm

Reggie Evans says:
Jesus Christ.

Aug.9 at 2:37 pm

The Spin says:
I would love Allan Houston off my bench. This guy retired prematurily…injuries. If he’s 100% healthy, just bury him in the corner and dish to him for the 3-ball alllll day. The same thing I’d do with Reggie. www.clutch3.com

Aug.9 at 2:39 pm

white hot eboy says:
Ryan, if we meet halfway we can probably be walk-ons for the Celts or the Heat or the Sixers. 30 must be the new 18 and 40 must be the new 25. Or something asinine like that.

Aug.9 at 2:50 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
I’d take him on the Bulls.

Aug.9 at 2:51 pm

andrew says:
i echo ryan. i had enough heartache watching him on my knicks..

Aug.9 at 2:54 pm

Cheryl says:
I guess we aren’t the only ones bored. You know what gets me? If I could retire today, with financial security and the ability to do whatever the hell I wanted, I’d be in the Caribbean somewhere, golfing in the morning, snorkling in the afternoon, and sipping on a mai tai at sunset. Why would I ever want to go back to work, ever again?

Aug.9 at 2:58 pm

Jake says:
No way.

Aug.9 at 2:59 pm

Cheryl says:
On the other hand, I hope Reggie does comeback, just to avoid having to listen to his analysis on TNT. Allan wasn’t bad, though.

Aug.9 at 3:00 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Because playing in the NBA isn’t work? Oh yeah, and it means a guaranteed million a year, at least. Not to mention some of these guys absolutely BURN to compete. Never really thought Allan Houston was one of those guys, but hey, maybe he is.

Aug.9 at 3:01 pm

albie1kenobi says:
Cheryl: for the love of the game?
reggie, i can kinda understand, coz he wants that ring; allan? he’s not in the league anymore because his body broke down, so now he wants to play?

Aug.9 at 3:02 pm

white hot eboy says:
Cheryl=Caribbean Queen. “Now we’re sharing the same dream”. That’s sounds like the way to go.

Aug.9 at 3:13 pm

Bigi says:
Next Up:Shawn Bradley,Charles Barkley,Patrick Ewing,Dennis Rodman,Karl Malone,Isiah…And Jordan…

Aug.9 at 3:14 pm

Bigi says:
All I need is Mr.Bradley.

Aug.9 at 3:16 pm

Bryant Reeves says:
Has there ever been a player/coach/gm? Isiah - get in there and make it happen!

Aug.9 at 3:17 pm

Cheryl says:
Well, from the workout I read about on the follower, the NBA is definitely work. And what’s one more million when you have at least 200 more? And if competing is your thing, challenge your son to a game of HORSE or something for crist’s sakes.

Aug.9 at 3:18 pm

jr says:
they should do him like the suns did to Boris. If his Knee gives out or he gets hurt they don’t have to pay him jack! Then if it holds up pay Chris Anderson 5 bucks to tackle it. God know he needs the money!

Aug.9 at 3:19 pm

Cheryl says:
I think they’re sick of their trophy wives and miss the male comraderie… not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Aug.9 at 3:23 pm

mgw says:
I don’t think the Monstar’s ever game Patrick Ewing back his bball powers after Space Jam. That was precisely the point when Patricks game went downhill. Fuccin MJ.

Aug.9 at 3:33 pm

Konate says:
i hate Allan Houston! he’s such a pu$$y

Aug.9 at 3:37 pm

Swizz Beatz says:
Actually mutoni tha 1st was scottie pippen but that didnt happen. then it was tha celtics idea 4 reggie 2 come out of retirement. so rite now allan houston is tha only guy who decided on his own 2 come out of retirement & it is still a possibility… not that i care

Aug.9 at 3:51 pm

Dennard says:
Don’t forget Charles Oakley, he said he wants to come back as well.

Aug.9 at 3:58 pm

k.o. says:
the comments for this one should’ve ended after the very first post. well put, Ryan.

Aug.9 at 3:58 pm

Swizz Beatz says:
Thank you Mr. Dennard

Aug.9 at 3:59 pm

Mo Charlo says:
When Konate shows up, he shows up big. Was the Allan Houston quote, “It’s something I’d like to do.” or was he misquoted, because it makes more sense as, “I’d like something to do.” That guy was under the radar when he was good, under the radar when being paid the big bucks to underachieve, and his comeback will be under the radar, if it even happens at all.

Aug.9 at 4:05 pm

Konate says:
the next time i come on here i’m afraid the headline will read “Greg Anthony wants to return”

Aug.9 at 4:08 pm

Ron says:
This is inspiring, maybe I can go back to high school and steal a few minutes from some sophomore pg.

Aug.9 at 4:29 pm

DZ says:
damn, i hope he’ll make that comeback! he’s my all-time second favorite player! i really loved him, when he was on Knicks squad, hopefully he’ll play for them

Aug.9 at 4:33 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Also, keep in mind that Allan Houston is younger than Robert Horry and Alonzo Mourning, and is just two months older than Bruce Bowen and less than a year older than Shaq (he’s SIX YEARS younger than Reggie Miller). Factor in that he took two full seasons off, and only played 70 games over the last two seasons he did play, dude should be good to go.

Aug.9 at 4:35 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Until his kneecaps fall off.

Aug.9 at 4:35 pm

Joel O's says:
More “Allan Houston Money”?

Aug.9 at 4:40 pm

Joel O's says:
Don’t know if anyone remembers but he had most mechanically perfect jump shot in the NBA for a few years. I actually watched a lot of tape of him shooting jumpers to work on my own shot. If all anyone expects him to do is to knock down open threes, Houston is EASILY better than a “shooter” like Damon Jones, and if I were a veteran team needing a deadly jumpshooter, he’s not a bad pickup at all.

Aug.9 at 4:41 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Hopefully he can be the first guy in NBA history to be bought out twice. Unless that’s already happened and I’m just blanking it out.

Aug.9 at 4:42 pm

Mo Charlo says:
He should bring Spree back with him, so they can run the table in the playoffs only to lose to the Spurs again. That would be sweet. But only if we get another Marcus Camby jumping over Tim Duncan, and another Latrell Spreewell jumping through Mario Elie. Mario Elie had a rough year that year, I’m pretty sure that Whit Eboy also funked one on him that year.

Aug.9 at 4:42 pm

Anthony Verna says:
I hear the Celtics might need a shooter.

Aug.9 at 4:44 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
I can think of a bunch of teams that could use him (especially if he took the veteran’s minimum, which he’d pretty much have to).

Aug.9 at 4:47 pm

Tariq says:
Latest from Reggie: “What I really want to do is direct.”

Aug.9 at 5:05 pm

Harlem_World says:
It says alot about the league where it is even plausible that either Houston or Reggie are allowed to consider a comeback. Where have all the shooters gone? Damon Jones would get worked at the court on my block. He’s hot garbage

Aug.9 at 5:10 pm

Lucci says:
All the shooters are good players. Mike Redd, Ray Allen, Pierce, Kobe, Vince, T-Mac, they all can shoot. You just dont think of them as “shooters” cause they do other things as well

Aug.9 at 5:27 pm

Adam says:
ur all wrong the next player out of retirement is gonna be jerry west at this pace

Aug.9 at 5:56 pm

Too_True says:
The Haterz need to fall the F*ck back, dude is one of the best shooters in the game. He doesn’t need to come back, he WANTS to come back. Obviously he does love the game, he only retired because he was injured. He’s had 2 years to rest them knees and now he feels he’s ready to come back, stop tryna block! Dumb fans like some of y’all are why Players go into the stands and kick azz.. How the F**k can you Hate someone you don’t even know, broke b*tches..

Aug.9 at 5:57 pm

Too_True says:
For someone who is known as a shooter, he’s had one hell of a career (putting up points)..

Aug.9 at 5:58 pm

BETCATS says:
danny aninge wants a collection of players on his team that he played agiast when he was at the celtics / suns for good old time sake. Thats why Houston will be wearing green and white by the time i finsh typing this

Aug.9 at 5:59 pm

Jas says:
PENNY SIGNED WITH THE HEAT. THEY MUST BE REAL DESPERATE DOWN IN MIAMI.

Aug.9 at 6:53 pm

diogo says:
they must be despered for dipers. all those decreptid old guys are a lot to handle.

Aug.9 at 7:00 pm

Reggie Evans says:
TIM LEGLER IS AVAILABLE

Aug.9 at 7:02 pm

bobbo says:
Ric Bucher said earlier in the week that the Nets are the leading candidates. Makes sense. He isnt going to want to move to Dallas when he had a big spread and teenage daughters in Connecticut. This is a guy who invested with one of the biggest hedge fund managers in the world. He has no money problems. And if he still has it, he will have to prove it. if he doesn’t so what.

Aug.9 at 7:11 pm

Jake says:
What we need is an old-timers league with four 12-man teams that will play a full schedule during the offseason to give the NBA something to put on NBA-TV. Reggie, Pippen, Ewing, Houston, the list of guys who could play goes on and on. Everyone in the league would put like three grand into a pot when the season started, and then the winning team would split the pot between themselves at the end of the summer. There could be an EBC system too where guys can just show up and play one week, like if Dunleavy want to come get into a game. That would solve this whole problem of old players depressing everyone with their unsuccessful comebacks.

Aug.9 at 7:13 pm

jr says:
Penny is on the Heat its the end of the world goodbye slam!

Aug.9 at 7:14 pm

Tariq says:
If you’re going to exhume some irrelevant geezer, might as well make it someone fun. Like Yinka Dare.

Aug.9 at 7:26 pm

SA says:
Forget Yinka, bring back Ewe Blab!

Aug.9 at 7:40 pm

JustMe says:
You guys are cracking me up–so glad to hear your simpatico on this guy. Houston’s 9 digit contract made me projectile vomit. What a weird Knick team that was: old Ewing, a bunch of devout, and this guy with no killa in him.

Aug.9 at 8:21 pm

Dennard says:
F*ck Tim Legler, if you are looking for a shooter to make a comeback, how about Mark Price? Holla atcha boy…

Aug.9 at 11:17 pm

truthismygame says:
in any event, i’d put my money on both Reggie & Allan before signing Penny Hardaway. :/ you let Eddie Jones go, and end up signing Hardaway?!

Aug.9 at 11:44 pm

DeLa One says:
Last year Scottie Pippen was talking comeback and I thought THAT was hilarious! What the f#*k has happened to the NBA in the past week? Reggie Miller?…..Allen Houston?….Penny Eff’n Hardaway???…..I also heard that CHARLES OAKLEY is considering coming back?!??!!? Whats next? Is charlotte gonna lure Zo back from the Heat and turn around and sign LJ? Golden State is gonna bring back Timmy, Mullin AND Mitch, Run TMC 2007! Because of what is happening right now the league should step in and enforce a Permanent Retirement Policy…..PLEASE…..Dennis Rodman……Denise Rodman….. Dennis Ro

Aug.10 at 12:29 am

baller#1 says:
i think danny ainge has charles oakley on speed dial

Aug.10 at 1:14 am

Poona says:
Hey Konate, Greg Anthony hasn’t come back (yet) but Penny has… On the Heat!! MIAMI — Penny Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal are together again. The 36-year-old Hardaway, who last played an NBA game in November 2005, signed with the Miami Heat on Thursday and is reuniting with O’Neal — his former Orlando Magic teammate back in the mid-1990s. “Penny is a player who has been an All-Star and has enjoyed an illustrious career,” Heat president Pat Riley said. “We have been impressed at his hard work and dedication this summer to get back in shape and return to the NBA. He is a skilled player who can help us in multiple positions.” The team said Hardaway wasn’t available for comment. Hardaway, a four-time All-Star game starter, has averaged 15.4 points in his career, but hasn’t finished a season averaging double digits in scoring since the 2002-03 season with Phoenix. He played in four games with the New York Knicks early in the 2005-06 campaign before succumbing to knee injuries. He’s the second notable acquisition Miami has made during the free agent period; the team signed former Los Angeles Lakers starting point guard Smush Parker last month. Hardaway figures to be a candidate to inherit the role Eddie Jones held with the Heat at the end of last season, someone who can play either shooting guard or small forward. Jones signed a two-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks last week. Miami has spent much of the offseason looking for free agent help; the Heat tried unsuccessfully last month to sign guard Mo Williams, who remained in Milwaukee after the Bucks offered him a deal worth more than $20 million over what Miami could afford. Miami also has been in discussions about acquiring restricted free agent Mickael Pietrus from Golden State, and still could bring back James Posey — another free agent who has spent the past two seasons with the Heat. “I can’t worry about what we don’t have or what we missed out on,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said earlier this week. “We have to worry about what we can continue to get.” Somewhat surprisingly, that list includes Hardaway. Back in his Orlando days, including the Magic’s run to the NBA finals in 1995, Hardaway was the first in the triumvirate of young, high-scoring guards that O’Neal has been paired with throughout his NBA career. O’Neal teamed with Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers, and helped Wade deliver a championship to Miami in 2006. Hardaway and O’Neal teamed to average nearly 48 points per game in their three seasons together with Orlando — but that duo was split more than a decade ago, when O’Neal headed to the Lakers. A year later, Hardaway was widely perceived to be the reason then-Magic coach Brian Hill was fired. Hardaway was sent to Phoenix before the 1999-2000 season in a sign-and-trade deal for forwards Pat Garrity and Danny Manning, along with two draft picks. The Suns shipped him to the Knicks midway through the 2003-04 season, and another trade brought him back to Orlando in February 2006 — for five whole days before the Magic waived Hardaway and his expiring $15.8 million contract. At the time, Hardaway said he planned to continue playing. A year and a half later, he’s getting that opportunity.

Aug.10 at 1:32 am

David says:
Maybe there should be a summer tournament for all these retirees. They could bang around for a few weeks and see if they still have any game. Didn’t Shawn Kemp want to come back last year? And then you have some of these old school players that never wanted to retire - like Willis or Cliff

Aug.10 at 2:27 am

Ryu says:
Maybe Huston just ran out of money… Anyway I think the Knicks should give him one more chance, just ask Isiah.

Aug.10 at 3:57 am

Chou says:
what’s with them old peoples wanting to make a comeback? penny just had just signed with the heat. shaq-penny 2?

Aug.10 at 6:14 am

maio says:
Somebody sign Nick Gallis. He only turned 50 two weeks ago. He deserves a shot.

Aug.10 at 9:00 am

Jake says:
They just should make a 3 on 3 old-timers league and air it on TNT during the summer. Ten Gs a game. Houston, Oakley and Ostertag versus Reggie, Pippen and Kemp.

Aug.10 at 11:08 am

greener says:
he must want 12 mil for his 12 minutes a game

Aug.10 at 11:22 am

Tómas says:
guys, this is not like reggies’ comeback… houston is 36 and can still play if his knee stays fine. and also, sharpshooters dont need to be in super shape. they just need to be able to spot up and shoot the three…

Aug.10 at 12:00 pm

bigmike407 says:
Oh, the Black and White reference. Which scene is more memorable: the opening scene when Power is receiving hed from the 2 white broads or when Mike Tyson slaps the gay guy and calls him a ‘cum drinker’? That movie was wild. Wu-Tang + “Bullethead” from Steve Harvey + Allan Houston + Mike Tyson = straight madness!!!

Aug.10 at 12:02 pm

bigmike407 says:
Reggie, Allan, and Charles Oakley all want to come back…why? Retirement must suck really, really bad. There is only so much golf to play and beer to drink, I guess.

Aug.10 at 1:22 pm

Jordi Scrubbings says:
If I was a young buck I would want these old guys coming back. There is no way Houston could guard Durant. These guys might be able to shoot, but who is going to d up? They can’t keep up with the young cats on the fast teams offensively or defensively. As much I like Oak, I agree retired should mean travelling the world or something. Or being a Wal-Mart greeter.

Aug.10 at 4:03 pm

Too_True says:
This younger generation is sad, how can you hate on someone just because they are 30 or a little over? Allan put up 53 on Kobe, did we forget that? That was in 2002, just 5 years go. If his knees are healthy he can drop numbers again in the “YOUNGER” stars faces. Vince himself said that he hated guarding Allan, because no matter what he did or tried to do, Allan would still score.. Allan wants to come back for the love of the game, not because he ran out of money (dummy). He has businesses, so he’ll never be broke. Stop worrying about how much the players make or made, and get your broke a** off of the Internet and make that money..

Aug.10 at 6:01 pm

Madtice says:
I hope they send Allan Houston to the D-league within a week. That would be fun.

Aug.10 at 6:37 pm

Joel O's says:
With the advent of Lebron, sadly, fans are expecting their stars to be younger and younger - the “sell-by” date seems to have gone down a lot. T-Mac lamenting that he’s lost a step doesn’t help. Don’t kids know that Jordan won his first ring when he was nearly 30? And that the second threepeat happened when he was well, well into his thirties?

Aug.10 at 6:50 pm

Joel O's says:
“Age is but a number” - that is true. Because it all depends on how you take care of your body, or, how lucky you are. Larry Bird flung himself all over the place, and by his early 30’s his body was breaking down. Ditto for Zeke. On the other hand, AI plays like a maniac, often through injury, and he’s still relatively healthy - and spry. Look at the likes of Kevin Willis, Uncle Cliffy, Karl Malone, Stockton, Horry, Bowen: they take care of themselves and they all were/are extremely successful right up to their late 30s. If Penny and H20 can still play and contribute, who knows? Remember - Michael Finley was thought to be washed up by the Mavs 2 years ago, and this year he was lethal in the playoffs.

Aug.10 at 10:17 pm

Paniscus says:
Allan Houston steals money.

Aug.11 at 5:50 am

ForzaMilan says:
what he does really should be none of our business, i wish him the best.

Aug.11 at 8:38 am

Heri says:
I don’t remember an off-season that boring. No big moves in the trade department, minus those of KG and Allen, so basically the season will start with the same rosters all over again. Hopefully, Oden and Durant will bring some excitement to the L…and hopefully Reggie and Allan won’t be back.

Aug.12 at 6:06 am

truthismygame says:
what an off-season eh. can’t say i’m that excited, but if they think they can still make a mark on the game, i’ll give these guys a fair chance for now.. btw: Miller > Hardaway > Houston. PS. someone convince Olajuwon and Ewing to come back too, i’m positive they’re both still better than at least half the stiffs that suit up as centers now..

Aug.12 at 2:40 pm

AL3HOOPS says:
Please come back and go to a west coast team..I have had enough of you and that inflated contract that you didnt even earn..Leave New York and allow them to spend money on players..

Aug.12 at 7:23 pm

Tómas says:
allan houston doesnt need to be quick to score. He has such a quick shot and pretty good post skills for a guard.

Aug.13 at 4:02 am

Russ Bengtson says:
Offense isn’t the problem. Allan Houston couldn’t guard the cardboard cutout of an NBA two-guard five years ago. How do you think he’s gonna do now?

Aug.13 at 11:58 am

Ron says:
The suns would want him (on the bench) !!

Aug.13 at 4:08 pm

Tómas says:
he’s gonna be in better shape now than in his last season, if it’s true that his knee is getting better though

Aug.14 at 8:30 am

edd says:
Denver needs a perimiter shooter - give allen 20 mins a game. pure fire!

Aug.15 at 7:59 am

G says:
R u kidding me….was up with all these old fools hitting the courts again!!!!! They should stay off dem courts!

Aug.16 at 5:43 pm

knixphan says:
Gimme a break - If dude can play and the team wants him, then It’s a no-brainer… You get paid to play (which you’d be doing during your retirement anyways), IN FRONT of a CAMERA, while women watch you and talk about how cute you are… Why would anyone want to retire from that? He’ll still be able to travel and spend as well - nice tradeoff for 15 mins a game…

Oct.10 at 7:24 pm

PJAY says:
Might as well resurrect Ewing. Knicks haven’t had a center since he left.

Oct.10 at 7:36 pm

PJAY says:
There’s nothing wrong with bringing back a sharpshooter if his legs hold up. Wish the Knicks would check on Ewing’s condition. They have not had a center since he retired.