SIXERS: Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are Sixers.com we enjoy hearing from our fans. We have noticed that many of you are looking for the same information, so we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions.

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Team Information & News

What is the address for the 76ers fan mail?

Can I get Hip-Hop or a representative from the team for an appearance?

How do I get the Sixers Dance Team members to appear at my next event?

How can I stay up-to-date regarding team and player news?

How do I get more information regarding Sixers Camps?

Where can I buy Sixers merchandise?

How can I purchase Sixers publications?

Where can I obtain a player autograph, photo or team merchandise?

How can I download the Sixers schedule to my Outlook and handheld device?

What is HDTV? Which games will be on Comcast SportsNet?

Wachovia Center & Game Night

What is the ticket availability for an upcoming Sixers Game?

How do I get to the Wachovia Center?

How much is the parking cost at the Wachovia Center?

How can my son/daughter and I be selected as the "fans of the game"?

How can I (or my group) perform the National Anthem before a Sixers game?

Is there accessibility seating in the building?

Are group tickets available for home games?

Are there ATM Machines available at the 76ers home games?

How can I catch the action when I am not at the game?

Employment

Who should I contact for employment opportunities?

Do the Philadelphia 76ers offer college internships?

Frequently Asked Questions to Marc and Steve

When did you come up with the "The Answer" for Allen Iverson?

Why does Allen Iverson tap his left arm before shooting free-throws?

What do you mean by "in the weight room"?

Can you explain the new rules about zone defenses?

Why are team fouls kept?

Who is on your all-time Sixer team?

How long did Steve Mix play in the NBA?

Why is Steve Mix called the Mayor?

How did the Philadelphia 76ers get their name?

What is (player's name) season or career statistics?

What is the address for the 76ers fan mail?
Player's Name
c/o Philadelphia 76ers
3601 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
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Can I get Hip-Hop or a representative from the team for an appearance?
The 76ers cannot accept requests for player appearances and charitable donations through our website. Please click here for community relations guidelines for appearance requests and donations.
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How do I get the Sixers Dance Team members to appear at my next event ?
Click here for a Dance Team Appearance Request Form.
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How can I stay up-to-date regarding team and player news?
Sixers.com is your best source for up-to-date team news. In addition, fans can subscribe to Hangtimes, a free email newsletter, which sends out information on promotions, player news, special events and ticket offers.
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How do I get more information regarding Sixers Camps?
Please call 610-668-7676 or visit Sixers Camps.
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Where can I buy Sixers merchandise?
While at the Wachovia Center, there are various Fan Gear Stations located throughout the building. Merchandise can also be purchased online at the NBA store.
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How can I purchase Sixers publications?
Sixers publications purchased at the Wachovia Center during Sixer home games or here at Sixers.com.
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Where can I obtain a player autograph, photo or team merchandise?
Unfortunately, the number of requests that we receive each day makes it impossible to fulfill requests for merchandise, photos or autographs from our players. 76ers' official merchandise is available on this website for purchase and in-person at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia.
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How can I download the Sixers schedule to my Outlook and handheld device?
If you use Microsoft Outlook, you can import the entire 2002-03 Philadelphia 76ers schedule into your calendar in moments. This download works with Palm, PocketPC, WinCE, or other handheld devices that are capable of synchronizing data with Microsoft Outlook. (Please note: this download cannot be imported to Palm Desktop PIM. It works with Microsoft Outlook only.) Follow these simple instructions
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What is HDTV? Which games will be on Comcast SportsNet?
Check out Comcast's explanation of what HDTV is. On Comcast Cable digital systems, Comcast SportsNet HDTV can be found on channel 172. Click here for a complete schedule of Sixers games that will be broadcast on HDTV.

What is the ticket availability for an upcoming Sixers Game?
Call 1-800-4NBA-TIX or visit ticketmaster.com to purchase single-game tickets or for information regarding ticket availability.
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How do I get to the Wachovia Center?
Please click here for information on directions, parking and traffic information.
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How much is the parking cost at the Wachovia Center?
Event parking is $10.00 for Sixers Games.
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How can my son/daughter and I be selected as the "fans of the game"?
The 76ers select a parent and child team at random prior to each home game as a "thank you" to our fans incredible support throughout the season. Fans are chosen at random by Sixers staff, Wachovia Center event staff, and NBA personnel. Since we do not pre-arrange this selection - here are several helpful tips:

Arrive and be seated at the Wachovia Center early

Wear Sixers gear!

Create Signs/Posters (on the mezzanine level) or find other ways to display your 76ers pride and creativity
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How can I (or my group) perform the National Anthem before a Sixers game?
You must submit a cassette tape, CD or VHS of you or your group singing the National Anthem along with a performance resume with contact information. Once the information is received it will be reviewed and you will be contacted as to whether we can bring you in this season or not. Please mail the information required to:

Manager, Game Operations
Philadelphia 76ers
3601 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
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Is there accessibility seating in the building?
The Wachovia Center is equipped with ramps and elevators and accessible seating is available. For information on Accessible seating, call (215) 389-9571. Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD), call (215) 389-9599. Ramps are located on the east (11th St.) and west (Broad St.) sides of the building. Parking is available in lots S-2 and S-7 and are marked by the universal symbol.
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Are group tickets available for home games?
The 76ers have packages available for groups from 20-2000. Enjoy special packages on food and merchandise and your group's name in lights on the arena JumboTron. Ticket discounts are available. Call (215) 389-9543 or (215) 339-7676 to purchase group tickets.
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Are there ATM Machines available at the 76ers home games?
Two Wachovia Bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM) machines are located in the Wachovia Center.
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How can I catch the action when I am not at the game?
76ers games are broadcast on television as well as on the radio. Local TV Broadcast stations are Comcast Sportsnet, UPN 57, and national games are televised on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TBS and TNT. You can also catch Sixers game action on 610 WIP Sports Radio throughout the season.
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Who should I contact for employment opportunities?
Employment opportunites for the 76ers and its parent company, Comcast-Spectacor, can be found online here.

For a listing of job openings with NBA, WNBA, and NBDL teams visit the Team Jobs website.
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Do the Philadelphia 76ers offer college internships?
Click here for college internship descriptions and opportunities within Comcast-Spectacor.
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When did you come up with the "The Answer" for Allen Iverson?
The Answer is...not my doing! Allen says the nickname was simply given to him by the guys who used to play ball with him while growing up in Hampton, Virginia.
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Why does Allen Iverson tap his left arm before shooting free-throws?
During the season, Iverson wore an armband with "RA". The letter stood for Rahsaan Langeford, his best friend, who was killed in October of 2001. He touched the pad before every free-throw in memory of Langeford.
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What do you mean by "in the weight room"?
"The Weight Room" is a term I borrowed from the outstanding book "Hoops Nation," by Chris Ballard. Ballard and three friends travelled the nation in a van in search of the country's best "pick-up basketball." There's a glossary of playground basketball terms in the book and one of them is "the weight room," which simply designates the lane area that's around the basket.
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Can you explain the new rules about zone defenses?
It's not something that's easy to do. Please click here for the NBA's director of officiating, Ed Rush's, explanation.
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Why are team fouls kept?
Team fouls are kept to try to hold down the total number of defensive or loose ball fouls a team commits in a quarter. This is done by penalizing a team that commits four team fouls by awarding the offended team with two free throw attempts on any defensive or loose ball foul, whether or not the offended player is in the act of shooting. By the way, no matter how many fouls a team has committed in the first ten minutes of a quarter, that team is only permitted to commit one team foul in the final two minutes of a quarter before the penalty is put into effect. If a team has committed three or fewer fouls before the final two minutes of the quarter, it is therefore said to "have a foul to give," that is, it can commit a defensive or loose ball foul without sending a team to the line (unless of course the offended player is in the act of shooting). And of course just to keep this point clear, offensive fouls never count as a team foul.
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Who is on your all-time Sixer team?
My all-time 76ers team without regard to specific position (i.e. point guard v. shooting guard or small forward v. power forward):

First-Team
Guard: Allen Iverson
Guard: Maurice Cheeks
Center: Wilt Chamberlain
Forward: Charles Barkley
Forward: Julius Erving

Second-Team
Guard: Hal Greer
Guard: Andrew Toney
Center: Moses Malone
Forward: Bobby Jones
Forward: Billy Cunningham
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How long did Steve Mix play in the NBA?
Steve played 13 seasons in the NBA, from 1969 through 1983. He played for Detroit, Milwaukee, the L.A. Lakers and a total of 9 seasons with the 76ers. In his best season 1974-75 he averaged 16 ppg and 11 rpg. And did you know Steve still holds the 76ers record for total steals in a season with 212!
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Why is Steve Mix called the Mayor?
When Steve Mix played for the 76ers, he was deadly from an area about 17-19 feet from the basket along the right baseline (right as you face the basket). He was so good at hitting his jumper from this area that Bill Campbell, the legendary sportscaster and former voice of the 76ers nicknamed the area "Mixville," and Steve became known as the "Mayor of Mixville." As Bill Campbell would say, "Oh brother!"
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How did the Philadelphia 76ers get their name?
Visit Sixers.com history section for the story behind the Sixers name.
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What is (player's name) season or career statistics?
Check out the Sixers roster for statistics and biographical information on each Sixer player.
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