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Another Day, Another Foreclosure: Allen “The Answer” Iverson Still Owes $2,572,914 On Denver Abode

Poor thang: Former Nuggets star Allen Iverson’s Cherry Hills mega-mansion is under contract and expected to close on April 8, but not before Iverson quit paying the mortgage. Iverson, who bought the 6,848-square-foot six-bedroom, nine-bathroom spread for $3.875 million in January 2008, let the property in the Buell Mansion subdivision slip into foreclosure on an outstanding balance of $2,572,914 owed to Wells Fargo Bank, according to a Notice of Election and Demand for Sale filed Feb. 28 in Arapahoe County. Luxury real estate expert Edie Marks, who represents a buyer slated to purchase the Iverson estate, said the property went under contract before Iverson defaulted on the loan. The sale is expected to close in early April for a price that “was close” to the asking price of $2.85 million, Marks said. With this recent turn of events, what happens to the pending sale? It can still go through as planned, but someone is going to be on the hook for attorneys fees, foreclosure costs and default interest, according to Denver real estate attorney Alan D. Sweetbaum — and that someone likely will be Iverson. “I’m surprised that Iverson did that, but the sale can still occur,” Sweetbaum said. “It’s unusual, and (Iverson) will (likely) end up throwing away $10,000 on attorneys fees alone. He could pay or the buyer could pay the amount that hasn’t been paid to reinstate the loan.” Meanwhile, Iverson reportedly is convalescing in the United States due to a calcium deposit in his right leg. Iverson was playing with Besiktas of the Turkish League after failing to receive an offer from a National Basketball Association team. Damn, AI… Source

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Another Day, Another Foreclosure: Allen “The Answer” Iverson Still Owes $2,572,914 On Denver Abode

Jesus Take The Wheel: 29 Year-Old “Heart Attack Grill” Spokesperson Dies Weighing 575 Lbs

Blair River, the 575-pound spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill, an Arizona restaurant that serves shamelessly high-calorie burgers and fries, died Tuesday at the age of 29, following a bout of the flu. At 6 feet 8 inches tall, River garnered celebrity as the grill’s “Gentle Giant” when he became the face and advertising star of the medically themed restaurant — famous for its triple-bypass burgers, flatliner lard fries and server “nurses” donning uniforms fit for adult films. River came down with the flu last week, and after four days in the hospital, he succumbed to pneumonia, says Jon Basso, owner of the grill and close friend of River .Basso described River’s death as “tragic,” because he was a “young creative genius, a promising man whose life got cut short because he carried extra weight. Had he been thin, he would have had a tenfold opportunity to survive the pneumonia.” Though Basso goes by “Dr. Jon,” in line with the restaurant’s medical theme, he is not medically trained and so can’t speak to the role obesity might have played in River’s illness. The official cause of death for the hamburger model is still unknown. Medical professionals wouldn’t necessarily disagree with this link, however. “Obesity increases your risk for just about every condition, and it can make nearly every acute health problem worse,” says Keith Ayoob, director of the nutrition clinic at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Source

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Jesus Take The Wheel: 29 Year-Old “Heart Attack Grill” Spokesperson Dies Weighing 575 Lbs