Open letter to Jim Healy:

You’re missing a great one, pal. Lakers-76ers. But what would really have caught your attention is this guard, Iverson. Great athlete . . . great shooter . . . lots of determination . . . and the biggest crybaby since Mary Decker. He may even be the heir to the throne. You could call him “Little Allie Weeper” and play the same tape of the baby wailing every time you mention his name.

We miss you, Jimbo.

Steve Henzel

Los Angeles

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I thought all those new rules were to begin next season. Consider Rule No. 55: “The defensive player of the year will be allowed to rake opponents across the arm.” Or how about Rule No. 3: “A foul will be assessed on anybody who so much as breathes on the league MVP.”

John Arndt

Redondo Beach

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The halftime presentations of the first two games by NBC were ridiculous. What did they have to do with sports? Highlights or world news would have been better. I changed channels. I wonder how many other viewers did.

Dick Hoffman

Downey