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Throughout the season, Sixers.com spotlights some of the team's community efforts, as well as various other memorable moments, on the home page. Check back every few days to see the latest Sixers Snapshot.
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Kyle Korver worked on his foul shots and three-pointers at the Sixers practice facility on Tuesday.
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Sixers Dance Team Director Debbie Apalucci (center) leads particpants in the the Dance Team Workshop on June 19. Auditions will be held on June 26.
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Aaron McKie and World B. Free play some pickup basketball on Wednesday at the Sixers practice facility.
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Marc Jackson was going through a personal working out at the Sixers practice facility on Monday, June 7. Jackson is recovering from a left foot stress reaction that was part of injuries that forced him to miss 57 games last season.
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Jim O’Brien, Billy King, and Sonny Hill present a check for $25,000 to the 11th Street Family Health Center of Drexel University. The donation will be allocated toward upgrading the Health Center’s fitness room.
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76ers Head Coach Jim O'Brien threw out the first pitch of the Phillies-San Diego Padres game on Sunday, May 23 to help tip off the start of his two-day caravan.
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76ers President and General Manager Billy King joined (from left to right) Bono, Rev. Herb Lusk, and Dikembe Mutombo at the May 16 launch of The ONE Campaign, a new effort to rally Americans to help fight global AIDS and poverty, in Philadelphia.
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As part of the 76ers Read to Achieve initiative, Comcast SportsNet anchor Ron Burke and Hip-Hop read to third and fourth grade students from the Coatesville, Pa. school district at the United Sports Training Center.
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Hip-Hop helped out the Friends of Wall Park organization, stopping by their community playground build at Wall Park in Elkins Park, Pa. on Thursday.
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World B. Free served as the commencement speaker at the Orleans Technical Institute's 2004 spring graduation ceremony. As part of the graduation program, Free assisted in awarding diplomas to the graduates. |
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World B. Free was a guest speaker at the "Lawyers For A Day" program, hosted by the Philadelphia Bar Association. The program asissts students from the city who have an interest in pursuing a law career.
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Hip-Hop was on hand for the tip-off to the 51st Annual Daisy Day Community Campaign to benefit patient care and family services at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on May 6. |
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Hip-Hop appeared at the Annual El Dia de los Ninos Festival on April 30. The activity is a Young Americans Youth Celebration in North Philadelphia.
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Harvey Pollack, the 76ers Director of Statistical Information, and Hip-Hop visited the fifth grade class at Rolling Hills Elementary School in Holland, Pa., where Pollack talked about his career and the history of the 76ers. |
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Hip-Hop gets cozy with a teacher from JMT Elementary school in Mantua, NJ on April 26 as part of the Sixers Read to Achieve program. |
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Eric Snow and his son EJ took in the Phillies-Marlins game at Citizens Bank Park on April 22. |
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Ambassador of 76ers Basketball World B. Free visited the Lutheran Settlement House on April 14 to participate in the awards ceremony for their fifth Annual Read-A-Thon. |
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Todd MacCulloch and Ronald McDonald attended a special awards ceremony at The Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House for the top readers in the 76ers Read for Ronald program. |
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76ers mascot Hip-Hop and Ambassador of 76ers Basketball World B. Free decorated eggs and bunnies for Easter with kids at four local children's hospitals on April 6 and 7.  More Photos from Hip-Hop's Easter visits.
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Actress Vivica A. Fox took in the action during Saturday night's Sixers game against the New York Knicks. |
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New Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens sat courtside to watch as the 76ers hosted the Blazers on April 1. Hip-Hop brought Owens a personalized Sixers retro jersey.
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Team mascot Hip-Hop and the Sixers continued to celebrate Reading Month when local beat writer Celeste Whittaker served as guest reader at WR James Senior Elementary School on March 29.
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Samuel Dalembert presented a check on behalf of himself, the NBA and the 76ers for $22,500 to the Red Cross to help support his native country Haiti
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In conjunction with the 76ers celebration of Reading Month, Aaron McKie handed out autographed copies of "Chaney: Playing for a Legend" to 25 students from his Philadelphia high school alma mater, Simon Gratz.
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On Thursday March 18th, 76er Ambassador of Basketball World B. Free (center) made an appearance to Camden County Technical High School's male M.E.N.T.O.R.S. (Males Empowering Nescient Teenagers On Respect & Self Discipline) program. During his visit, World shared his NBA experiences with the young men in addition to giving them advice on such topics as drugs, fatherhood, respect, and self-discipline.
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Don't adjust your eyes. You are not seeing double. 76ers mascot Hip-Hop has appeared with a smaller version of himself at home games. Look for them to entertain at future games.
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76ers President and General Manager Billy King got to try out Hip-Hop's new toy - a Segway. The two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transportation device is used by Hip-Hop to dart around the floor during time-outs at Sixers games.
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None other than Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie checked in at the Sixers game on Saturday, March 7. They are appearing in Sesame Street Live which is running at the Wachovia Spectrum March 10-14.
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Philadelphia Eagles Brian Dawkins (left) and newly signed defensive end Jevon Kearse took in the Sixers game on Thursday, March 4. Kearse signed a contract earlier in the day.
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As a part of Reading Month, TNT personality Craig Sager read to kids of PAL prior to the game versus the Kings on Thursday night. The Sixers are celebrating reading all month long. Enjoy more photos from Reading Month.
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Aaron McKie spent time shooting with 16-year-old Tiffany Allen after practice on March 3. Allen was being filmed by NBC 10 for a new segment called Wednesday's Child. The feature, which will start on March 24, aims to help children get adopted.
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76ers Rookie Willie Green and Comcast SportsNet's Ron Burke help to tip off the "Rook For Books" drive. Fans are asked to bring a new or gently-used children’s book to 76ers home games in March.
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76ers Director of Statistical Information Harvey Pollack spoke to a sixth grade math class from Friends School Haverford on Feb. 27. Pollack gave an overview of how stats are tracked in the NBA. The first 5,000 fans at the Wolves game on Feb. 29 will receive a Pollack bobblehead.
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At a special Black History Month tribute to Philadelphia singer Marian Anderson at Beulah Baptist Christian School on Feb. 25, World B. Free presented the school principal with a CD containing the songs of Anderson as well as Sixers activity books and player posters.
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Sixers Rookie Willie Green hosted a Detroit youth group for the 76ers contest against the Pistons on Feb. 23. The children had a chance to meet with Green before the game. In March, Green will be hosting a book drive called Rook for Books, to benefit Philadelphia Reads.
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The Sixers took the Read to Achieve program to Episcopal Academy in Devon, Pa. where Comcast SportsNet's Ron Burke joined Hip-Hop in reading to over 250 excited students. Burke is helping the 76ers Willie Green promote this year's book drive, Rook for Books, benefiting Philadelphia Reads.
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As part of the 76ers Read to Achieve program, Hip-Hop visited the Manoa School on Feb. 19 in Havertown, Pa. The School participates in the 76ers Read for Ronald program and as a reward for the students already reading over 110,000 minutes in the first two weeks of the program, Hip-Hop brought his favorite book, "Bunny's Noisy Book" as a guest reader.
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Allen Iverson looks on as Kyle Korver participates in the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout. Korver finished third. Enjoy more Iverson photos from All-Star.
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Shannon Burgess (left) celebrates with the East wheelchair All-Stars after winning the NBA/NWBA Classic during NBA All-Star Jam Session at Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 12.
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Samuel Dalembert and Amal McCaskill played B-I-N-G-O with senior citizen residents from the Simpson House on Tuesday afternoon February 10.
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Before the Lakers game on Feb. 5, Derrick Coleman and Willie Green got a tour of the "African Sculpture-Symbols of Culture" Art Exhibit at the Wachovia Center. Sixers fans can see the exhibit featuring select artwork from Philadelphia collector Herman Bigham's nationally acclaimed collection at all the home games in February.
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The 76ers made a $2,500 donation to the United Negro College Fund before the Toronto game on Feb 3. Representing the UNCF were Connie Scott, Assistant Area Director and Monica Scott, a UNCF alum. The donation will provide students - many of whom are the first in their families to attend college - with direct access to higher education.
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NBA Hall of Famer and ESPN Color Commentator Bill Walton talks to Allen Iverson before the Sixers defeated the Hornets on Friday night Jan. 30 at the Wachovia Center.
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76ers TV personality Marc Zumoff and mascot Hip-Hop hosted a 76ers Read to Achieve event at Reynolds Elementary School in North Philadelphia. Zumoff served as the school's "Principal for a Day" back in December and promised to come back with the Read to Achieve program. Zumoff read Hip-Hop's favorite book, while Hip-Hop got all the kids involved. Together, the school took the Read to Achieve pledge, and according to Principal Thomas-El - every kid has to memorize the pledge.
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It was Phillies night at the Wachovia Center on Tuesday, Jan. 27 and the newest member of the team, pitcher Eric Milton, joined in the fun. Milton, aided by Hip-Hop and the Phanatic, drew the winning name in the Mitchell and Ness raffle for a retro Mike Schmidt jersey.
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Sixers masott Hip-Hop helps Community Relations Manager Julani Ghana lead a "How You Doin?" during customer service pep rally for Comcast-Spectacor employees. The Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm has adopted the "How You Doin?" philosophy for customer service for its teams and facilities.
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The Sixers celebrated President and General Manager Billy King's birthday on Friday Jan. 23 before the Sixers took on the Orlando Magic.
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Marc Jackson hangs out with the members of Linkin Park before their show at the Wachovia Spectrum on Tuesday night Jan. 20.
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The Magee Sixers Spokesmen entertained the fans during halftime of the Sixers game on Jan. 17. They are a competitive wheelchair team wearing official 76ers game jerseys by Reebok.
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Philadelphia natives Aaron McKie and Equipment Manager Scott Rego show their support for the Eagles as they go into Sunday's game versus the Panthers.
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Make a wish ... Marc Jackson celebrated his 29th birthday at practice on Jan. 16. Jackson, who is on the injured list, is rehabbing from surgery on his left ring finger as well as a stress reaction and bone contusion of the left foot.
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Voting for the 2004 All-Star game ends this Sunday. Iverson currently leads the Eastern Conference guards in voting. Cast your vote before it's too late. LA is the host of this year's event that will take place on Sun, Feb. 15.
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As the honorary commissioner for the second-straight year, John Salmons helped to tip-off the 2004 season of SNBL. He was joined by fellow teammates and coaching staff.
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Eric Snow's son, EJ, met the real No. 5 - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb - at a recent Sixers game. The Eagles host the Packers on Sunday (1/11) in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.
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Sixers legendary statistician Harvey Pollack and his interns sport their "Top 5 Reasons I Intern with Harvey Pollack" t-shirts. Reason number one "He's a Hall of Famer."
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Yup, that's Justin Timberlake sporting a No. 3 Iverson 1965-66 76ers style jersey for some ABC promotional spots. In this frame, he is passing the ball to a cutout likeness of Iverson.
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The first 5,000 kids 12 and under will receive this free Eric Snow mini bobble courtesy of Dodge on January 9 when the Sixers host the Nets. |
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The parents (right) of New Jersey Army National Guard Specialist James Presnall accept the "76ers Hometown Hero" award for him for giving a special gift to a fellow specialist.
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The Sixers players, coaches and front office staff visited two local children's hospitals on Thursday to help spread some holiday cheer.
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Derrick Coleman treated 25 children from the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center to a holiday shopping spree at the King of Prussia Toys “R” Us on Tuesday morning.
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Marc Jackson was on hand to help cut the ribbon on new backboards at the Lighthouse Youth Service Center on Dec. 15. The backboards were purchased via a grant from Sixers Charities as part of the 76ers Playground Rebound program. |
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President and General Manager Billy King signs thank you cards for fans who purchased full and partial season ticket packages. |
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Derrick Coleman donated $5,000 to the Salvation Army as part of on Friday, Dec 12. Sixers Charities matched the donation. |
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As part of the 76ers Read to Achieve program, the Sixers rookie Willie Green and Hip-Hop hosted a reading time-out at the Franklin Institute in Space Command - the astronomy exhibit on Thursday, Dec. 12.
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Don't miss out on the chance to bid on an autographed photo of John Salmons or of your favorite Sixers player. |
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Sixers Dance Team rookie Melissa performs during a Sixers home game. |
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Sixers radio voice Tom McGinnis (right) and Principal Strolle (left) sit in on "Teen Court". McGinnis served as Principal for Day at South Philadelphia HS on Wednesday, December 3rd. |
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Kyle Korver received a makeover at the Glow Salon in Manayunk, Pa. on Dec. 1. Korver's makeover was broadcast live on Fox 29's "Good Day Live" show.
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Aaron McKie, who hosted 200 families for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, was one of the many Sixers to show their thanks to the community during the week.
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Allen Iverson, along with Kyle Korver and Willie Green, gave out 250 turkeys and all the fixings at the First African Baptist Church of Sharon Hill on Monday, Nov. 24. The meals were donated by Iverson.
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76ers Orthopaedic Consultant Dr. Nick DiNubile can not wear a jersey in the operating room. So, he found another way to show his support for the Sixers.
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Marc Jackson donated 100 turkeys and all the fixings to 100 North Philadelphia families at the Fairhill Tenant Council on Thursday.
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Sixers mascot Hip-Hop and his assistant Justin lead the students of Busanky Elementary School in the Read to Achieve pledge.
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76ers President Billy King is helping to recruit local business and civic leaders to participate in the Principal for a Day program on Dec. 3.
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Members of the Sixers Dance Team pose for a picture with one of their biggest fans, Marisa, prior to a home game.
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76ers President and General Manager Billy King stopped by the Caring Center in Philadelphia for a Read to Achieve appearance on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003 for 30 children.
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Marc Jackson helped to tip-off Playground Rebound on Wednesday, November 12, 2003. The ceremony took place at the Nelson Playground in North Philadelphia.
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On November 10, 2003, Sixers super statistician Harvey Pollack (center) was honored at the Comcast-Spectacor "Length of Service" reception on Monday afternoon for his 40 years of service with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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"Alex's Lemonade Stand" was set up at the Sixers game on Sunday, November 9, 2003. Alexandra Scott founded "Alex's Lemonade Stand," which has been raising money for three and a half years for pediatric cancer research by selling lemonade.
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Hip-Hop, CSN's Neil Hartman and Aaron McKie drop off bags of canned goods prior to a November 5, 2003 game as a part of "Aaron's Food Drive."
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76ers PA Announcer Matt Cord and teacher Michele Varquez lead children of Bregy Elementary School in South Philadelphia in reciting the Read to Achieve pledge on Monday, Nov. 3, 2003.
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76ers President and GM Billy King and Hip-Hop paint pumpkins with kids at Temple Children’s Hospital on October 31, 2003.
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Darryl McDaniels, better known as the DMC in the legendary rap group Run-DMC, was one of many celebrities on hand for the Sixers game during opening night on Tuesday, October 28, 2003.
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Aaron McKie and his three-year-old daughter Erin carve pumpkins at their house on Friday, Oct. 24, 2003. Besides getting ready for Halloween, "Inside Stuff" was there to film the carving for a future episode.
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Aaron McKie and Allen Iverson read to students as part of the Read to Achieve Program on Oct. 22, 2003.
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Joseph R. Bucci (left), President of The Association for Independent Growth, Inc. (TAIG) presented the 2003 Civic Leadership Award to Philadelphia 76ers President and GM Billy King at Westin Hotel in Philadelphia on October 21, 2003.
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Bringing their game to the Global Spectrum-managed Ted Constant Convocation Center on the campus of Old Dominion University are (l to r) Global Spectrum's Doug Higgons, general manager of the Constant Center, 76ers President and General Manager Billy King, Comcast-Spectacor Ventures President Peter Luukko, Global Spectrum Regional Vice President Neil Sulkes and Sixers Head Coach Randy Ayers.
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Do you and your son want to go one-on-one with Eric Snow and his sons? Well here is the opportunity. Register for Eric's third annual Father-Son One-on-One Challenge.
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