Philadelphia 76ers President Billy King announced today that forward Jamal Mashburn has been waived; subsequently, Mashburn has announced his retirement from the NBA. The 76ers roster now stands at 13.

?I?ve had a long career in the NBA and have enjoyed my experience,? Mashburn said. ?I look forward to retirement life. It doesn?t mean I am not going to stay busy, but it?s time to move on and accomplish some of the other goals that I have set for myself. It?s been a great time. I?ve learned a lot, but now it?s time to move on.?

The Sixers are likely to waive Jamal Mashburn prior to the end of the season, which will result in his $10 million salary coming off their luxury-tax figure. Mashburn hasn't played for more than two full seasons due to a knee injury.

Philadelphia 76ers President Billy King announced today that the team has signed restricted free agent guard Willie Green to a contract. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. With the transaction, the Sixers roster now stands at 14.

Green rejoins the Sixers after missing the majority of this season rehabilitating from arthroscopic left knee surgery done in August of 2005.

For his career, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard has averaged 7.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 16.7 minutes per game in 110 games (21 starts). He logged time in all five of the Sixers First Round Playoff games last season against the Detroit Pistons, averaging 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 12.6 minutes per game.

Sixers center Samuel Dalembert is unhappy with his demotion after Steven Hunter was elevated to start in front of his, the Associated Press is reporting.

Hunter, who was traded to New Orleans but returned back to the Sixers after the deal was rescinded, has worked his way into the starting role.

"I thought I was doing my job, but obviously I wasn't," Dalembert said.

The 6-foot-11 Dalembert has not started any of the last 11 games since returning from a sprained left ankle. Before that, he had started all 40 games he played this season. Dalembert, who signed a $64 million, six-year deal in the summer, said coach Maurice Cheeks never told him he was in danger of losing his starting spot.

"There was no warning, nothing."

"[If] I'm not capable of getting it done, or I'm not good for this team, let me know," he said. "It's not the biggest deal. I'm not going to get hurt by it. It's a business, but let me know. When you're going to be in a place that many years, you cannot be having years on-and-off like that."

Allen Iverson was back on the court Tuesday for the first time since spraining his right foot nine days ago, and is expected to be in the lineup for the Philadelphia 76ers against Atlanta on Wednesday.

Iverson, the NBA's second-leading scorer with an average of 33.2 points, missed the last four games after he bruised and sprained his foot against Memphis on March 12.

"It's sore, but that's what I expected," Iverson said after practice. "I knew that once I missed the road trip that I was going to try to go the first game back. We had a couple of days off and I had a chance to practice once, so I'll be ready to go tomorrow."

Chris Webber and Allen Iverson spoke at length on the telephone in the early hours of Wednesday morning. They posed various questions about the 76ers, didn't reach any new conclusions. Mostly, it was therapeutic.

"A.I. called at 3 in the morning," Webber said after a brief practice yesterday in Key Arena, preparing for tonight's game against the Seattle SuperSonics. "[It was] 'What can we do? What should we do?' I don't think people realize how much he wants to win. We usually talk after every game late at night; I didn't think he was going to call me [Tuesday] night."

"I think [the trip] is just going to show our character, who we are, where we want to be," Webber said. "It's going to be tough for us, but that's the position we're in. We better make the best of it. It's a trip we can go 3-0, or we can go 0-3.

"We both sat on the phone kind of quiet and talked about it, about our zone offense, about the fourth quarter, how he and I have to be more aggressive. He told me I should be more aggressive in the fourth quarter as far as scoring, distributing when I can. We just had a real good conversation, just talking, brainstorming about things we should do, things we're going to try to do.

"He wanted to come out [yesterday], but that wouldn't have made any sense because he wouldn't have played [tonight], and you get more recuperation at home. I'm pretty sure, if he can, he'll be out here before the end of this trip. If not, then he couldn't."

Injuries to guards Allen Iverson and Kevin Ollie may mean that the Sixers will sign a point guard to a 10-day contract over the next few days.

"We still may do it, just to have a guy around," team president Billy King said.

With Iverson and Ollie out, John Salmons and rookie Louis Williams were the only point guards available to play on Tuesday night for the Sixers.

After leaving the arena with a protective boot on his right foot, Allen Iverson underwent an MRI yesterday, which showed a sprain and contusion of the foot.

He will miss tonight's game and is considered doubtful for the upcoming Western trip, which begins Thursday.

Allen Iverson's injured right foot will keep him out of the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup for at least one game and possibly three more.

An MRI on Iverson's ankle and foot Monday revealed the foot was bruised and sprained. He won't play against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night and is doubtful for the Sixers' upcoming three-game road trip.

Allen Iverson sat out the entire second half after stumbling out of bounds along the baseline and turning his right ankle while stepping on the foot of a floor crew employee with 1.5 seconds left before intermission.