Allen Iverson failed to attend the mandatory media session for the All-Star weekend for the second straight year according to Ashley McGeachy Fox of the Philadelphia Inquirer, this year the official reason given was illness.

Iverson was able to avoid the snow storm on the way to Atlanta, so he was certainly in the area, and according to Brian McIntyre, the NBA's head of media relations, Iverson will not be fined the $10,000 that players who bypass these events are slugged with.

"Not if he's sick, legitimately," McIntyre said. "You have to take some things at face value, but I'm sure if he says he's sick, he's sick."

Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd and Michael Jordan also missed the media sesson, each stating that they were delayed because of weather, although Jordan purposely skips this event, and willingly pays the fine.

Iverson will join Bryant, Kidd and Jordan in a special media session this morning before the Eastern and Western Conference teams practice.