Former 76ers president Pat Croce says he will ring the bell at the Wells Fargo Center before Game 2 of Wizards at Sixers, which tips off Wednesday night at 7pm.
Croce, 66, was diagnosed with T cell lymphoma in November of 2020, forcing him to have surgery. Croce has recovered and has helped raise $1.7 million for the American Cancer Society, according to an interview he did with 6ABC in April.
Croce was the Sixers' president from 1996-2001, resigning after the team peaked with an NBA Finals appearance, a loss to Kobe, Shaq, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Sixers' center during that 2001 Finals run was Dikembe Mutombo.
The Sixers are the No. 1 seed in the East for the first time since 2001. They're doing everything in their power to create some NBA Finals run good mojo. They're probably saving Allen Iverson for a huge game down the stretch.
