The first time I saw the above photo of NBA superstar Allen Iverson on ESPN.com a few days ago, I thought he was just taking his temperature with a thermometer. I thought maybe he was pretending to be ill after losing yet another game with his new team.

I forgot about it until I saw this yesterday.

There it is again! What the heck is that thing sticking out of his mouth? Joyfulchicken said it's a mouthpiece. I'm not sure I agree seeing as it looks like a straight thing. But then again, how would I know?

What do you people think?