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First, they roped you back in with an exciting 5-1 start to the season. Now, the Sixers are tapping into nostalgia to get the locals juiced.
They will wear the beloved throwback uniforms for both legs of this weekend's home back-to-back, Toronto visiting on Saturday and Detroit on Sunday:
on Saturday & Sunday we’re back in black. pic.twitter.com/CBgcwUFWWO
The return of the uniforms is part of a season-long celebration of the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Sixers team that went on a run to the Finals.
Along with the uniforms will be a court, designed to match the throwbacks:
Via @Sixers on X
Hip-Hop, the fan-favorite acrobatic mascot, will also return for the celebratory games:
yo yo! i’m bouncing around Philly this AM. taking over with my flip phone - Hip-Hop pic.twitter.com/xa8QXYiQ4l
Your last memory of those uniforms may be Andre Iguodala knocking down a stepback jumper over Hedo Turkoglu to upset the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the 2009 first round.
If the Sixers do it right, you'll be able to make some new memories of those Allen Iverson-era uniforms.
