PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) – All-Star guard Allen  Iverson will miss the remainder of the season for personal  reasons, the Philadelphia 76ers said yesterday.

He has missed two stretches of games to be with his ill  four-year-old daughter, the latest for four games.

“He no longer wishes to be a distraction to the organization  and team mates,” 76ers general manager Ed Stefanski said in a  statement after talking with Iverson.

“It has been very difficult for Allen and the team to  maintain any consistency as he tries to balance his career with  his personal life,” Stefanski added.

Iverson ended a short retirement to rejoin the 76ers in  December and has averaged 13.9 points and 4.1 assists in 25  games, 24 of them starts.